L.A. Construction Site Inferno / LAFD / Part 1 of 2 / Da Vinci Apartments Fire

12-8-2014 Over 200 Los Angeles Firefighters battled a dangerous blaze that ripped through a complex of apartments under construction on the 900 block of West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters first on scene at the "Da Vinci Apartments" reported several floors with "fire showing" from the 7 story building. As the blaze intensified, radiant heat melted freeway signs and spread to vegetation and palm trees on the 110 (Harbor) freeway. All lanes of the freeway were shut down in both directions due to the dangerous situation. Several pieces of apparatus were repositioned due to possible building collapse, lack of water in one area and radiant blistering heat. Utilizing ladder pipes, wagon batteries and portable monitors L.A. Firefighters kept the roaring blaze from crossing Temple Street to more apartments under construction. There were reports that over 500 apartment units covering one million square feet were destroyed in the late night inferno. Miraculously there were no reported injuries, the cause of the fire is under active investigation. MNR #DaVinciFire #ConstructionFire #FireLensMan

[@jayatchley]

So wow. I start dating a girl in June of 2014 (now my wife of 3+ years). We live in Atlanta then and now, but I take her to visit my godfather's house in Redondo Beach CA in late December of 2014. We are travelling to northern LA one of our days on the trip and I remember seeing an apocalyptic scene off the interstate and in fact, pulling off at that exit so I could try to get a better view of the burned out buildings I saw from the highway. She was not interested in investigating like I was, so we moved on. I'm always curious about this kind of stuff and had wondered about it ever since, especially because of the massive scale of the damage I saw. Now here I am almost 5 years later and I randomly come across this video on KZbin and IMMEDIATELY realize this is what happened that lead to the aftermath we saw that day. Life's crazy. Great video.

[@skitzochik]

i got chills, wow... remarkable coincidence

[@tommypasquale5150]

@@skitzochik I'll give ya chills

[@thevalorousdong7675]

@@tommypasquale5150 you give everyone chills lol

[@tommypasquale5150]

@@thevalorousdong7675 that's bc its cold. its November and this is new New York

[@Wreckitralph1976]

Engine "dispatch we are en route can you give me the location again". Dispatch " the big orange glow that looks like hell has landed on Earth".

[@lesfaust9634]

You want to see a cool fire look up the firework Factory blaze

[@LuisCasstle]

Pretty accurate actually, can't miss it.

[@PoppaBlue59]

I have never worked a fire this size, but I have worked some doozies. It is hard to explain to people the amount of energy, heat, the pure power of a fire this size. As long as everyone went home at shift change, that's all that really matters. To my LA brothers and sisters, God bless, and bring it home safe. Regards from Texas

[@junkdeal]

+PoppaBlue59 Energy......heat...power.........people wonder why Chicago burned! The average person has absolutely no idea what this force is, feels like, acts, or whatever! The intake crib a mile out in Lake Michigan burned that night! The radiant heat igniting things hundreds of feet away! It defies imagination!!

[@firelensman]

+PoppaBlue59 It is hard to explain the waves of radiant heat. Your hair and clothing can ignite! Metal melts, iron twists, vegetation ignites, and concrete can explode!

[@catrachaV4]

Every city n state should have helicopter carry gallons of water in case of fire like this...

[@snoopfurlow1275]

@@catrachaV4 agreed.and do a drop of water.plus foam would been more efficient something that big but they did what they could

[@sammy7388]

Yes it was at least 5th alarm fire

[@tommyd1542]

FireLensMan, In my opinion your two part video series on the Da Vinci Apartments Fire is definitely one of the top ten fire videos on all of KZbin and I've watched over one thousand of them. Congratulations on a dangerous job done very well on your behalf. Kudos to the LAFD for containing this inferno which could have easily become a catastrophic conflagration.

[@firelensman]

Thanks Tommy D. Even though this was a huge blaze it was pretty much confined to the building of origin. A big seven story building in the framing stage I must add. Definitely was an "inferno." What I can't stand is when writers loosely throw the word "conflagration" around. You obviously know the difference, like you said, "could have easily become a catastrophic conflagration." Conflagrations involve several to numerous buildings on several blocks. And I'm not talking houses, I'm talking buildings. Anyways, a big thumbs up and thanks for watching...every fire is different...always a new lesson...

[@tommyd1542]

FireLensMan, I totally agree with everything you said. Not only was I not at this fire I'm also not familiar with the area. Through the single camera view all I saw was one large building either to the left the fire building or behind it depending upon the angle of your camera when you were shoting the video so I had no idea what type of exposure problems the LAFD faced if any. At one point during part one of your video there appears to be a wall of fire across the entire freeway but looks are very deceiving especially if you're not there viewing the fire in person. I still believe this particular video is one of the very best fire videos on all of KZbin. You certainly did an outstanding job covering this fire and the LAFD did a tremendous job containing and extinguishing this blaze.

[@lappilappland3708]

"Send me Red Truck with Red Light on Top until I say STOP"

[@stephaniegallagher6457]

8 hours later...

[@lappilappland3708]

@@stephaniegallagher6457 Have I saied "STOP ??"

[@sadeva6532]

if anything ever deserved to be called an inferno, this is it.

[@livingforJesus2120]

Well actually now in 2019 the inferno title owner is The Camp fire Nov 11th 2018.

[@patrickbrookings]

@@livingforJesus2120 That was horrible, and many lives lost :( This one reminds me of the Marcal paper facory fire earlier this year.

[@lavenderbella187]

@@patrickbrookings good thing is the arsonist is in prison

[@mike32277]

This and Marcel Paper in Jersey.

[@kevinjalaie8415]

Dante’s?

[@tjmcmahon8709]

At least it was under construction and not occupied...

[@watchgoose]

@Sasha Tamara Keegan yes but at least it was NOT OCCUPIED was the point.

[@onemanarmyoma0155]

Sasha Tamara Keegan And now they can build them again, so it keeps their economy rollin'

[@henkymizella6421]

Lucifer'$ World!

[@MultiTurbospeed]

Us humans can rebuild as many times as we have too.

[@thehunterstruck]

Right man. Still upsetting for the workers who worked SO HARD to get to this point. I'm just glad all personal was okay.

[@axysdnyd]

A fire this intense is next to impossible to really fight. It's more about containment and preventing the fire from spreading than really fighting the fire within the structure. The heat had to have been super intense, the fire completely gutted the structure, there was no chance of saving anything in that building. I'm surprised it didn't spread but that's most likely due to firefighters keeping it contained

[@uwe-paullorenz6163]

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[@bobby_D]

One of the most insane fires I’ve ever seen in my life. The sheer magnitude of it plus the location makes it an amazing spectacle. Man that’s huge. Props to the videographer. Unbelievable work and incredible footage.

[@Mike12522]

This fire was so large I could feel the heat through my monitor screen !

[@cardiackidjones2848]

Mike12522 I had to take a shower half way through the video

[@shyryTsr2k]

@@cardiackidjones2848 I had to pour ice all over my body. I already turn up the heat in every room I walk into.😏

[@Heather-gn5hl]

Note 7 users are worried....

[@randomdude440]

Me too

[@randomdude440]

@@cardiackidjones2848 probably because the heat of the fire made you sweaty and the sweat made you smell horrible.

[@ArvellDorseyJr]

I knew you was going to be there once I saw it on the news. This is the most intense fire I ever seen by far! Great footage!

[@xaxoon69]

Wow, THAT is a real big fire. I guess, priority of firefighters is to prevent spreading of fire, a small chance to extinguish that fire at its base. That must have been an incredible heat.

[@spaghetti9845]

Surround and drown my friend

[@spaghetti9845]

Dunno about 500... 100 maybe. Considering each engine is staffed with 3 people you would need 30 engines on scene which is probably 1/3 of the entire city resource.

[@spaghetti9845]

Nah. Its city of LA no mutual aid. They have the resources. Gear is good these days too.. not much going on there except surround and drown operation. If you had guys making interior attack that might come into play.

[@spaghetti9845]

Yep no problem

[@rond361]

LAFD has over 3500 employees, 92 engines 42 trucks and a budget over $633 million. There is also LA County Fire Dept with 4700 employees, 177 engines 4 trucks and a $1 billion budget. They could put more then 500 firefighters on one fire. The only city FDs larger then LAFD is New York and Chicago.

[@PoppaBlue59]

"Headquarters, I'm in the area...what were those numbers again please"?

[@SuperMarbelle]

The sight was amazing, the sounds tremendous, the size of this fire chilling. I thank God for the men and women who are able to fight these fires. I know I couldn't.

[@mayeskyj]

We had one like that a few years ago just north of Seattle. Were you filming from I-5? Looked like you was standing in the freeway for some of that...

[@firelensman]

110 freeway, west side of downtown L.A.

[@dotcassilles1488]

New subscriber from Australia, just saying hi and thanks for sharing these videos. Blessings, Dot

[@HighOnLife1985]

When you've shot scenes from "Volcano" the movie and your pyrotechs go haywire

[@SGreen-rl6yg]

First Task Force that turned the corner was probably like ah shit

[@bishgames8023]

no they would have left the station and been like ah shit

[@SGreen-rl6yg]

National Anti Bullying Kids yeah very true

[@bishgames8023]

My dad just went on a fire call smoke and flames visible on arrival of first due second alarm here we go

[@bishgames8023]

+Sean Green he was like ah shit

[@Mc007-]

That's right behind TF3 Div1 house. They didn't have time to think

[@nowitsabadtime]

A friend of mine lived like 2 miles from here, and the next day, he's like "Fire? Huh? What??" lol

[@jwarmstrong]

He also said dude WoW - I'm so lucky my stash is in a fire proof box...

[@raymondroy4180]

good shot filming the fire but they must had an eq at the time cam keeps moving a round.

[@kansasthunderman1]

In March of 2014, there was a huge fire like the one in L.A. in the Mission Bay development in San Francisco. It was a six story wood framed condo building and the fire happened before the sheet rock was installed.

[@larryrwendelljr4465]

Wow, that was a nasty one. You gave it more life to see it with your superb coverage of this event. The news services did not show much except to say there was a massive fire in Los Angeles, and that was about it. I had a feeling you'd have the scoop on the fire in video form, way to go on the superb video, :o)

[@TheMonkeyrock77]

Can I use some of your video in a story I'm putting together?

[@albertnunes8552]

Was this LAFD or County fighting this fire ?

[@firelensman]

LAFD, Los Angeles (City) Fire Department...

[@joeapicelli8367]

Amazing the heat bending the street lights. What was the cause?

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

The cause of the heat was a really big fire.

[@belfastmafia]

did they build this thing out of matchsticks?!

[@LJ11420]

I went on this road a few years after the fire to go to a Clippers vs. Kings game and it was still under construction.

[@jomy7616]

"apartments under construction" - What did they use ? Paper or Wood ?

[@fanofClips]

The construction site is in google maps. I have see many videos of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD), Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and LAFD (Los Angeles Fire Department) of course. The houses are all in wood in the USA ?

[@bobby_D]

Anyone know what that building was or was supposed to be? I’m at the NJ shore so I’m not familiar at all. Edit: I found out it was going to be the DiVinci apartment building. Someone correct me please if that’s not it. Thanks again!

[@SocialistDistancing]

Yep, they do things big in LA. Even their fires. You listed some apparatus. What is a battery wagon?

[@firelensman]

A "wagon battery" is slang in Los Angeles for the mounted "water canon" on top of a fire engine.

[@SocialistDistancing]

Oh ok. Thanks. I know them as water cannons and monitors.

[@spaghetti9845]

wow... This is why multi story buildings should not be wood frames

[@ravindarpandey6311]

Josh Roark

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Tell that to the Euros.

[@janetlanders8220]

Josh Roark 

[@jwarmstrong]

Ships are made of steel & they burn - so make the couches & drapes out of asbestos, concrete chairs plus no painting of walls - what about spontaneous human combustion. Please move to a mud hut w/ out a grass roof since wood is bad for millions of buildings.

[@apmazurka]

Agreed!

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Arson... the culprit was a jerk named Dawud Abdulwali - he has been arrested and charged

[@NaturelDeese]

Dallas Nyberg what a piece of shit. destruction is just mind blowing

[@kottonmouthkush4204]

Dallas Nyberg of course it was a fucking foreigner

[@HasanAli-sq3sd]

Haha he is a muslim

[@watchgoose]

@@kottonmouthkush4204 we have plenty of domestic firebugs

[@memry1571]

watchgoose This guy was domestic.

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

So did this push back the move in dates? On a sidenote, that's fucking crazy that the fire was so damned hot that it caught palm trees on fire that were like 150 ft away.

[@firelensman]

What does push back in dates mean?

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

firelensman move in dates, like when people move into an apartment that's under construction. They give you an estimated completion time and then a relative time when you'll be able to move in after everything is done. I was being facetious.

[@firelensman]

Got it. Yes, very intense, shrubbery from across the freeway (200+ ft. ?) was catching fire from the radient heat. It was a very dangerous situation.

[@crooked-halo]

I never would desire anyone to get injured or killed in a fire. I hate to see businesses and homes destroyed by fire...BUT I sure do love watching lots of really big stuff burn, explode, and fall down! Thanks for these awesome videos! And, today I learned that one can get sunburned by a fire. Well, duh! The sun is a really big fire! Are they hosing the road to keep it from getting damaged?

[@firelensman]

The radiation, radiated heat, coming off that building could give you a light burn, LIKE a sunburn. Too close and your hair and clothes could catch fire. As for the road, no, water pressure sucked so the streams of water at first did not reach the building.

[@officialchrisazrikam]

the fact that the metal highway signs, metal streetlights and even the surface of the road all caught fire is an incredible catch. wow, any chance of more footage than these two? or a longer footage?

[@wendyw8931]

Captain_Chris ...hwy signs are plastic

[@plurallydial]

The light poles were melting and those signs I think we're aluminum panels you can see one street light at the beginning being it melt it began to loose it's shape and lean down.

[@MrPatrickhawes]

i'm just curious what makes the tiller ladder different from towers and other ladders

[@bishgames8023]

it is much longer

[@f_caserta9544]

why the thiller ladder don't have the basket? Sorry for my bad English,I'm italian

[@bishgames8023]

+FEUERWEHR CASERTA good English

[@thresher4]

Tower trucks have a man basket, Tiller trucks are also called ladder pipe trucks, don't.

[@thresher4]

It's a tiller truck or also called a ladder pipe truck.

[@paulsmallriver6066]

Ah chief, where do we start?

[@firelensman]

Go to heavy streams.

[@sarahivsutterb747]

Madre de Dios, this was one of the most biggest fires I've ever seen in KZbin and wow it was fascinating and astonishing how fast the entire building burned down to the ground! I love firefighters so very much and I adore them all together so very much! Thank you all together for your service and support in all kinds of situations like this one and may God bless you all together and hold his protecting hands above you all together, Amen in Jesus name, Amen 🙏💖🙏💖🙏💖🙏💖🙏💖lovely greetings from Sarah 🙋💖😍🙋💖😍🙋💖😍🙋💖😍🙋💖😍

[@wickedbunny2020]

Dang the fire was so hot it caught the palm tree on fire from that far away? I would be terrified. Thank you to all the firemen and women everywhere. They saved my house this year from the Carr fire ❤️

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

Looks like (yet ANOTHER) construction that uses OSB - engineered lumber made up of sawdust, wood flakes, and highly flammable adhesives. They burn much hotter than conventional lumber, hence why the radiant heat can melt siding on houses a fair distance away from house on fire that is made up of this stuff (or set it on fire) - or, in this case, set a palmtree on fire.

[@logmeistercy3801]

You know it's real serious when the fire turned night into day

[@Skippy2539]

Ya know it's serious when a fire turns day into night, come to straya and we'll show ya what I mean

[@crazyleyland5106]

In London in the Second World War photographers were able to photograph the firefighters in action, as the huge fires caused by bombing made the night as bright as day. At the end of the Gulf War 1991, when the retreating Iraqi army set fire to all the Kuwaiti oil wells, a dark gloom descended over Kuwait City and the people were forced to breathe toxic smoke.

[@stnicholas54]

Where do you even begin with this ?

[@firelensman]

"Stick Fire," heavy streams on the get-go. You'd be amazed what that can do. especially on the exposures...Fires like these could easily start a conflagration...luckily it was not a windy day.

[@DrMemory667]

Wait till it burns all the fuel, just stop it from spreading till then.

[@skoobs6051]

Same as any fire. RECEO. No rescue, concentrate on exposures. That building is cooked so just protect the ones around it now.

[@febfeb1958]

Fire-resistant building material is unknown in the US?

[@keriwhitmire1953]

Holy sh** that's huge I can't believe someone would set this on fire. I'm glad the guy got sent prison for it

[@jwarmstrong]

Smoking dope & watching Beavis & Butthead might make someone like fire fire fire hehehe

[@marlostainfield2050]

Does any1 have a idea on how long the firefighters stay on top of them ladder tillers that r putting the water on the inferno...

[@firelensman]

I don't think there is an exact time, when the job is done or if they get tired.

[@michaelshuey7622]

That must be an extremely hot fire with things combusting on the other side of the road

[@firelensman]

You got that right...

[@engine66captain61]

Numerous indicators of radiant heat make spotting TDA apparatus a no-go on uninvolved end units. See 7:29. Notice re-positioning of TDA within a few minutes of setting up for water tower. Wow, I was surprised it was initially thought this was a good spot. Tough job. Not sure what the exposures were or where exactly the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta sides were, but exposure protection of the high rise in background looked like a priority one. Good footage

[@RogerMrk]

What kind of materials are they using in USA... everything burns with so high intensity, it almost seems impossible to fight this fires...

[@terrydavis8451]

Plywood...The developer intentionally kept the building under a certain height so he could get around codes saying apartments have to be built out of non-combustible material.

[@masonmayfield6362]

does anyone know what alarm level this was put at? at least 5 right?

[@firelensman]

Two hundred and fifty Firefighters would make it approximately a "ten alarm."

[@masonmayfield6362]

jesus im still a proby so the biggest fire ive seen was a 3 alarm and that got chaotic cause we had 2 mutual aid departments I cant imagine trying to run a 10 alarm@@firelensman

[@laus7504]

This is terrifying! Thank you for the in-depth description. I've seen other videos of fires on KZbin where the viewers are left with a lot of questions. Maybe they are ignorant questions, because the public doesn't have a clue about how professionals bravely give their all to save lives and stop these fires from getting even worse. They don't have any idea of how many firefighters are on the scene (200 hundred? OMG! Wow!). Or how the one firefighter was instructed to get treatment for "sunburn" aka, 1st degree burns and let his team take over. I live in the Southland. We cut the cord years ago and have managed to live without TV service. Although you can watch your favorite shows on Netflix and don't care about sporting events, you also sacrifice live news coverage and the local stations who obviously must have heavily reported this disaster. So I'm just seeing this now in 2016. If it shut down the 110 freeway in both directions (that's a huge deal for anyone who ever needs to drive through L.A! I mean, construction and repairs have to be done during the middle of the night with spotlights and clear everything by 6 AM. Even if you start work at 5:30 AM, there is still a traffic jam because one or two lanes had to be closed down.) I never knew about this fire (so thanks, you greedy cable and satellite companies for raping us!) Firefighters are true heroes here in So. Calif. We have gorgeous weather more days than I experienced growing up in dreary Michigan. Plus we fortunately don't have entire abandoned boarded up neighborhoods just waiting to ignite like Detroit or New Jersey is cursed with. We have wildfires that every surrounding county and then some, give their best to put out. They burn up expensive homes (who at least have fire insurance, but there are precious things that insurance can never replace) and anyone or anything that stands in their wake. I've seen the dedication of firefighters to do a job few others could do. Climbing up smoldering hillsides loaded with all their necessary gear in the blazing heat to put out any hotspots after the blaze is out that could reignite if left unattended. I will never forget 9/11! And the a-holes that say that the fires weren't hot enough to melt steel, haven't watched a single video like this to have that moronic opinion. Real people weighted down with their necessary safety equipment ran up all those stairs as people opted to jump and be splattered all over the pavement than to be incinerated alive. Your idiotic conspiracy theories make what the victims and the heroes that gave up their lives to try to save them into a cruel joke internet meme. God bless the heroes who put their lives on the line to save people, their homes, vegetation, and everything else we treasure as a society!

[@taunteratwill1787]

+Laura S (laursaurus) How about you writing a book!? You seem to like writing LMAO.

[@laus7504]

Taunter Atwill LOL Sorry for the wall of text. I get a little chatty sometimes.

[@taunteratwill1787]

Good thing you are one of the normal writers.

[@laus7504]

Taunter Atwill I'm not sure if I can call myself "normal" though! LOL

[@bishgames8023]

just slap some aloe on and you will be good

[@TRX450RVlogger]

Same thing recently happened in Tucson AZ it was insane! The flames were 500 feet in the air look up "The Mark Student Housing Fire Tucson Arizona" the flames were seen from 20 miles away!

[@firelensman]

September 2021, Over One Million Views ! Big Fire, Big Water ! Thnx For Stopping By !

[@martygerlach5799]

Thanks for showing this, I saw this before and it's very sad that the construction workers worked really hard to get this all most finished and it goes down in flames!! 🔥 You gotta thank the fire department for trying their best to control this devistating fire

[@fanofClips]

Hi firelensman, This is a very spectacular fire ! The build is all in wood ? I very good appreciate your videos. I have see all videos of your channel.

[@firelensman]

It's in the "framing stage," More stucco and dry wall will be added later. The buildings in L.A. use very little brick due to earthquakes...

[@blinko656]

Career fire for sure. What did the heat feel like when you drove by??

[@firelensman]

A little warm. When you got out on the pavement thats when you felt it. Waves of radiant heat. Vegetation was catching fire across the freeway. Balls of fire were shooting several hundred feet into the air. I'm amazed they stopped it at Temple Street, They should call it "The Miracle on Temple Street."

[@DaveWEarle]

Wow, anyone else watching more than four years later, like me? I wonder, what was the outcome of the investigation, and what caused this massive fire?

[@skoobs6051]

Reading through the comments it was arson and someone sent to jail. Some kind of dispute.

[@SparlsOfficial]

7:40 you can hear a guy scream F***!!! 😂😂😂

[@EverydayInUa]

That house was built of paper???

[@PrincessUndertaker]

Man that's the Biggest Fire I Ever seen Damn!

[@livingforJesus2120]

The Camp Fire on Nov 11 2018 is the worst ever in Cal.

[@shawndubay4050]

Same here. That was crazy. Thank God that was under construction and nobody was in there. If safe to fly over and resources available thought they would have called in the firefighting water drop airplanes. They had a whole squadron of these airplanes at the local airport when I lived out west.

[@grumpyscatsbestfriend5990]

Does anyone know the where a bouts of Mrs. O'Leary and her cow?

[@complexblackness]

ALMOST 3 YEARS LATER AND THE DA VINCI APARTMENTS ARE BUILT! Expensive too. Remember driving by the aftermath numerous times.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Looks like trying to extinguish a volcano! It blows my mind that permission is given to put a 500 apartment block entirely of wood down in down town LA! I would never live in or near something like this that can burn down in 20 minutes and turns the streets into hell!

[@DarrelltheWolf]

Hey it's California the people that run the show there are fucking idiots

[@Tk3997]

@@DarrelltheWolf If you think this type of constitutions is limited to California you're a moron. One of these things went up during construction near by in Raleigh like a year ago and looked pretty much exactly like this. It was melting the fucking facades of buildings and cars parked across the street from it.

[@medicineman360]

@@Tk3997 Same. A couple of years ago, Knoxville had built a 5-6 story apartment complex, geared toward university students All wood framing, for the interior. If that thing ever went up, it'd be like a bunch of matchsticks.

[@yemx4683]

Watching July 2018, what was the cause of the fire?

[@richr4717]

Arson.

[@f_caserta9544]

1:03,other fire?

[@firelensman]

What does that mean ?

[@f_caserta9544]

firelensman I saw some lights, and I thought there were some fires

[@westsidegary8230]

Insurance company going to like this job. Wow! Great job FD

[@greg33770]

YIKES ! Love the drive up and drive by.....You were so close ! I bet you felt the heat.

[@justin97410]

I am guessing that the freeway was shut down

[@harmonyrosas4027]

Amazing video! My mom used to work at 221 Fig Plaza

[@lucythemoggy1970]

i always thought u had to attack a fire at the base?

[@firelensman]

It depends on the building and type of fire. Ive seen a first due engine company (Santa Monica) actually smash the fire through the front doors and windows with full blast of their "wagon battery" on a one story commercial before handlines were established, knocking out most of the heat and fire contents out in ten minutes. The additional companies and handlines were for "hot spots." I don't know if that kind of water blast is the way to go, but the "base" was knocked out cold ! This seven story structure is a complete different story, "heavy streams" in all directions from the "get-go," - My Opinion.

[@carolynkepler2826]

Horrifying! How do you stop this?

[@TheRobert2254]

Why didn't la call in county in for assistance

[@The-GreenHornet]

robert spencer because County can't hang with L.A. City. Station 14's are #1

[@mirakurmankulova740]

Как допустили возгорание до таких размеров ? И что так интенсивно горит и от чего возник пожар ? Жертвы есть ?

[@FreedomNewsNow]

Great video firelensman. Thanks for the tips on my video Massive Structure Fire Destroys Building. I have a Raw video using some of your tips coming soon. Thanks again - TacticalPatriot

[@firelensman]

Good Luck & 10-4 !

[@cameronhubbard2220]

That's nuts. It probably took a long time for the firefighters to get it under contro

[@f_caserta9544]

7:15-WTF?

[@jennacochran3403]

yoe4kgfjg

[@firelensman]

It's the call of the wild when you find out you have "dry fire hydrants."

[@f_caserta9544]

firelensman lol

[@sassilou]

3 years later, what was the verdict on this. Was this arson? Was owners held responsible? Glad there were no injury's.

[@hawkeye48]

Nice job. Video of the year.

[@vinceparlante3723]

How many engine companies got dispatched onto that heavy fire. ??? From the first images ? My thought? Is that entire structure by this time ? Is a total loss not much to save . Only thing to do? Maybe contain as best crews can. My other initial thought? Many of the back up engine companies coming in? Were just a tad late on scene do to travel time and distance from fire house to fire. Millions of dollars ? Charred . The insurance cost ? Oof.

[@watchthe1369]

Radiant heat started the palms on the freeway center island on fire. wow.

[@Sara-L]

My question is - how did this fire get so big?

[@totallydelirious6095]

Sara Llewellyn lot of heat and a lot of fuel

[@binky8501]

two USAR units for a house fire?

[@binky8501]

never mind I see why now

[@ronherrera26]

thanks for the video guy.

[@eleanalove08]

uh around 7:15 i hear dudes screaming noone died right?

[@firelensman]

Non died. A Firefighter is yelling for "water" to load the "ladder pipe" but unfortunately some of the hydrants up the block were dry (out of order). Frustrating when your ready to go...but there is no water in the hose line...and the fire is quickly approaching... Firefighters will first lay out an empty hose-line close to the fire, and then when they are ready for water they will yell "LOAD THE LINE !" or "WATER !" Here you are hearing a Firefighter yell for "Water !"

[@joshschumacher9038]

Great video

[@sjaakdewinter6258]

Why you make buildings who can burns so easily and heavy?

[@jwarmstrong]

They tried making the Hindenburg first - but the no smoking sign got lost.

[@phillipbrewster6058]

why are we building above ground still anyway

[@rosewhite---]

was the building made entirely of wood?

[@f_caserta9544]

Rose White ye

[@f_caserta9544]

Yes*

[@firelensman]

In the 'framing stage."

[@saltpan8005]

I just have to say that however much the LAFD makes it's not enough. They really put their lives on the line trying to put out something like this.

[@DarrelltheWolf]

Firefighters put their lives on the line in this country every single day, day in and day out

[@kendesjarlais7577]

Ken Desjarlais 1 second ago you aint risking anything walking around a firetruck dude, or at the end of a 2 and a half inch hose blasting a hundred feet away

[@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059]

Can't imagine what it must be like to be killed by a structure fire. I'm pretty sure nobody here was killed but I'm speaking generally. This fire for example was burning so hot

[@michaelshuey7622]

I've never been to L.A. it looks like a beautiful city with all those big buildings

[@paulsmallriver6066]

It is worth a visit . There is so much to see and experience, lots of history as well.

[@rbwilson65]

Did they ever found the cause of this inferno???

[@firelensman]

Your very, very late, just blame the Ancient Aliens...

[@Bozukoviy]

tbh one of the most impressive fire related video i've ever seen.

[@firelensman]

Definitely a "big one" for Los Angeles.

[@tonyboss3025]

that's right it's a big one also check out 10 alarm see jeff stang fire p4 marcal paper factory a must see unbelievable wow

[@jvolstad]

Did they ever figure out what started the fire?

[@terrydavis8451]

BLM guy who was mad at cops.

[@samueljnevarez1093]

can sand put out a fire this size?

[@alarmoffice711]

At 00:43 I was going to say good shot of the LA skyline & then I noticed just a peek of smoke & fire

[@firelensman]

ChicagoScanner You are right about that one. The freeway kind of "curves around" the downtown area, so heading toward downtown you can see fire on the horizon seemingly between the buildings, even though the actual fire was on the edge of downtown, the 110 (harbor) freeway being the dividing line.

[@tiger2338]

Wow!! And if I recall the news reports this was virtually across the road from a firehouse.

[@firelensman]

That's a big 10-4. Down the block from fire station 3, the "palace guards."

[@maynardferguson9599]

Cause?

[@gsaldana22]

By the sounds of your scanner breaking out, I'd say an investment for an 800 mhz Motorola radio might be in order. That'll really get you better reception!

[@HappyQuailsLC]

Remember everyone, back east the massive low rent high rises were always built from poured concrete. Gee, I wonder why.....

[@jimfitz1432]

Welcome to earthquake country.

[@harbornewsservice5252]

i remember this incident. great video buddy.

[@firelensman]

Thnx. I videoed what I could...and then some.

[@danmccarthy2754]

I wonder if my tool pouch and lunch are still good ?