The fire burned through the roof of the textile business, causing a partial collapse of the building.
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters responded to a call around 3:42 a.m. on Sunday, about a structure fire at"Nice Cap," the textile business at 1325 South Los Angeles Street, LAFD spokesperson Margaret Stewart said.
Firefighters cut open multiple rolling steel doors with rotary saws to reach the inside of the building, but as they attempted to reach the largest part of the blaze -- on the second floor, toward the back of the unit -- the fire burned through the roof and caused a partial collapse of the building.
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