The Los Angeles Fire Department had a busy Tuesday morning, extinguishing major fires in Boyle Heights, Pico-Union and Chinatown without reporting any injuries.
The first blaze erupted around 12:30 a.m. at a row of one-story commercial units in the 2200 block of First Street in Boyle Heights, according to the Fire Department.
It took 100 firefighters more than two hours to extinguish the flames that broke out in a retail area near Soto Street, officials said.
“This was an extended operation due to the difficulty accessing all areas of the fire because of the roof collapse,” the Fire Department said in a statement.
The cause of the fire was unclear, but arson investigators were assessing the site per policy for an incident of its size, according to authorities.