At least one Exposition Park home was badly damaged when gusty winds helped spread a fire that broke out The fire was reported in a converted garage shortly after 2 a.m. in the 600 block of West 39th Place, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. The flames quickly spread as gusty winds in the area pushed the flames to a nearby home and threatened several other structures, Humphrey said. Video showed fronds from burning palm trees falling in the neighborhood.