A fire at a North Hollywood building destroyed most of the residence’s units and sent neighbors fleeing into the night.apartment
CBS 2’s Joy Benedict spoke to some of the residents about their frightening ordeal and about what comes next. It was a terrifying scene outside the apartment building and inside it was worse.
“Smoke makes me woke up,” said one woman.
“We just heard people screaming at us, just get out the building,” said Reno Rangal.
He grabbed his family of seven and did just that. Rangal said he was thankful to survive the fire that forced 31 people from their homes. But the morning after his emotion was more somber.
“I’m frustrated. There’s a huge frustration,” he said.
He was expressing the frustration many residents felt — because they still didn’t know the cause of the blaze.