Fire crews battle large fire in Westlake apartment complex

Firefighters battled a fire inside a two-story apartment building in Westlake Thursday evening.
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[@dorothydromgoole8040]

Gee, I hope that they stay safe. All first responders need our prayers. Love from Marysville, California

[@timmied8461]

The female commentator says multiple times that the firefighters are in a "surround and drown" situation here, and that the FF's were in a "Defensive Mode" and was totally wrong! She should brush-up on her knowledge of fire terminology!

[@charlesdowdie121]

to the news reporters, that is a 3 story building. it is more than 20 feet tall. which is why its 3 stories tall. look at the adjacent building next to it. get your facts in order.

[@wes5150.]

Thankfully the GRAF wasn't damaged !

[@Yourcommentisretarded]

HOPES is literally everywhere lmao

[@ashleysmith2509]

City of Angels

[@angelnugz]

Jake says your payment was past due

[@robertscutt2904]

I don't know why the Announcer kept, saying Attic.? I guess its The same as a Common Cockloft. to the LAFD. 👨🏾‍🚒🧑🏼‍🚒The Interior Attack 🚒 Hose🚒 Companies did a good knock down Job, in Conjunction with the Seasoned 🚒Truck🚒 Companies,🔥 Venting🔥 was the Key, for LAFD. The Brothers are the Bravest. 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@donlowe7530]

Great job fellow Truckies

[@DeedeedollieF]

Know the people that lived there. A guy had an altercation with the police for HOURS before he set this fire to the building. Two kitties and one dog died. Very sad

[@soupwifey]

😿🐈🐕🙏🏻🙏🏿🙏🙏🏽 I pray that the cats and dog suffocated and died instead of burning up. 😭😥

[@WLAs_Finest3x]

I used to live down the street on 7th and Magnolia Ave. That building is a very old building.

[@lottie8970]

Why the hell are they saying the word ‘roof’ like that?! Sooooo annoying!

[@MICHAEL-lx5cy]

So why is there not more trucks working this fire??!!!!??

[@khawmtiti4460]

Look at those gravity and the ad picture... how much contrasting

[@jayalexander9439]

Get them guys off that roof wtf are they doing

[@elvisbest3213]

yep they don't need to be up there its a lost already

[@lydiaanello6208]

There are lots of apartments going up in flames

[@Chuck-ob8pm]

There is absolutely no need to be on the roof at that point, it's completely vented. The Chief, or Incident Commander, should have their butt chewed off for leaving those guys up there so long. They're doing absolutely nothing but risking their lives for nothing at that point. Lucky they weren't all killed in a collapse.

[@aportman58]

THey know exactly what they are doing! I am sure they have seen a few more 1000s of commercial structure fires than you, so take a chill pill!

[@danielheartsill4269]

I agree completely. Loosing one fireman from him/her being on that roof is not worth trying to save five buildings. The fire had vented the roof long ago so they didn't need to be there.

[@Thunderbyrd.]

@@aportman58 I agree. 26 yr FF here and I'm with you. We don't know what they know about the building, the attack, etc. They are there and we are not.

[@Thunderbyrd.]

@@danielheartsill4269 I wish you could called the Chief's in charge and told them how to do their jobs better than they were doing.

[@jamesfraser4173]

Guys, when the smoke turns from black to gray, the firefighters are getting a handle on things. White smoke is not smoke, it is steam, meaning that the fuel has been cooled to the point where burning can no longer occur. Just thought yall should know, for your listeners to know that progress is being made.

[@joycebruhn1346]

so many fires deaths i am sooo scared

[@jettison8390]

That ruff sure was burning!

[@larrylo2985]

Hopes gets up big time seen as far as Las vegad

[@rougecampos317]

Yes that's a massive fire 😆

[@MR1977.]

Almost no reason whatsoever to be on that roof. You lost guys get off the roof.

[@georgecoons6872]

New york city has these fires everday.

[@watchthe1369]

Try to vent the roof ROFLMAO, It is vented! Time to get off the roof, no purpose being served staying there anymore.

[@stephensmith7502]

Second best NYFD IS Number one

[@delbarfield8624]

BURN BUILDING DOWN .SAVE WATER

[@jessefireguy]

This lady reporter has zero clue what she is talking about. Just stop please.

[@dianeangle8665]

Y I K E S !!!!

[@stephensmith7502]

Why didn't the Fire department use the Master streams on the aerial ladders

[@PrincessTS01]

massive is not the correct term for the size of this small building fire, talk about over reaction of news people...

[@richardcoffey9522]

You're right.

[@aportman58]

No kidding! you would think 1/2 of LA was on fire listening to these reporters 🤣🤣🤣

[@theorigin1891]

Burn it , remove old Tennants hild new and charge higher rent

[@joycebruhn1346]

ok so i am 😅n an apartment..i got a letter on my door that they are coming in to change electrical box ... but no one else got a notice my notice says they will post all over im scared because if its just my appartment will it be to make it set fire just with me inside and my dog i trust no one people today are so evil ... ive been robbed through identity theft harrassed so bad at work i had two co workers arrested there is retaliation .. i love you lord i am praying that all the bad repent .. there is so.. MUCH EVIL PRTECT MY FAMILY IN JESUS NAME AMEN ......

[@joycebruhn1346]

borders open people are doing harm to my fellow good citizens .. please pray for all of us christ children ty

[@douglashayes3167]

who in the hell is in charge of this scene???? The building is toast.... get those men off the freaking roof for Gods sake... that is why you have ladder companies.... what a stupid move....

[@JB91710]

If that doesn't show and prove the ignorance, childishness and irresponsibility of USA fireplaying, I don't know what would.

[@sz6738]

Did a college graduate and a journalist at that say “as you can saw” ouch!