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Fire spreads from triplex to neighboring home in South LA

About 80 firefighters knocked down a fire that started on the second floor of a triplex and spread to the attic of the house next door. No one was hurt.

By Conner, Overnight LA

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Firefighters work from an aerial ladder above the burning roof. Video: Conner / Overnight LA

LOS ANGELES — A fire broke out on the second floor of a two-story triplex in South Park early Thursday, Oct. 15, and spread to the attic of the house next door, fire officials said.

Firefighters were called at 1:34 a.m. to 225 W. 49th St. About 80 firefighters attacked the flames from ladders and the roofs, and the fire was knocked down at 2:10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

LAPD officers taped off the street. No injuries were reported, and the cause is under investigation.

More footage from the scene

Flames and smoke as fire engines line the street, 1:45 a.m. PT. Video: Conner / Overnight LA
Firefighters on the aerial ladder, 1:46 a.m. PT. Video: Conner / Overnight LA
Firefighters cut into the roof as flames shoot up, 1:54 a.m. PT. Video: Conner / Overnight LA
Flames break through the roof, 1:54 a.m. PT. Video: Conner / Overnight LA

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