Fire rips through Hollywood auto parts store

[ad_1] A large hearth ripped via an auto components retailer off a serious Hollywood thoroughfare Saturday afternoon, destroying the enterprise and damaging two adjoining eating places.

The Los Angeles Hearth Division mentioned the Autozone on the 1300 block of Highland Avenue on the intersection of Fountain Avenue was engulfed when firefighters arrived after a 911 name at 4:21 p.m.

The blaze was contained by 6:30 p.m., mentioned Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Hearth Division. No accidents had been reported.

Humphrey mentioned the auto retailer was “destroyed.” He mentioned the fireplace additionally broken a Fats Sal’s deli and the Sushi Ajito restaurant, that are subsequent door to the auto components retailer within the small procuring middle.

Hearth officers had not decided the trigger, Humphrey mentioned. A 911 caller reported an “explosion” associated to a battery problem, he mentioned.

“It’s unclear what sort of battery or if it was a part of stock,” Humphrey mentioned.

Firefighters had been working with environmental officers to “comprise as a lot of the runoff as potential,” Humphrey mentioned, citing “chemical compounds, motor oil and cleansing” merchandise within the auto components retailer.

Officers mentioned the fireplace stayed inside the procuring middle and didn't harm close by companies and residences. They mentioned the world round Highland and Fountain avenues can be closed via at the least the early morning.