Crime & Safety
Update: Firefighters Respond to Residential Fire Near Beach
A two-story home in Marina del Rey caught fire and may have injured one person Sunday morning.
One woman may have been injured today as she fled from a house fire in Venice, a fire department spokesman said.
The blaze inside the two-story residence at 20 E. Anchorage St. was reported at 8:53 a.m., said fire department spokesman Brian Humphrey.
"One woman was being evaluated at the scene for possible injuries she sustained escaping from the fire," Humphrey said. "I don't have a final report yet on her condition."
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The department dispatched 39 firefighters to the scene and extinguished the flames in about 12 minutes, Humphrey said.
A damage estimate was not immediately available, and the cause of the fire remained under investigation.