One person was killed and two others were injured when a fire ripped through a building in Hollywood Thursday evening.
The fire was first reported around 6:35 p.m. at an industrial building on the 6600 block of W. Lexington Avenue.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke pouring out of a two-story concrete building. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, 78 firefighters battled the blaze and were able to extinguish the flames in about 51 minutes. When firefighters searched the structure, they found one person dead inside the building. That person’s identity has not yet been released.
Two people at the scene complained of respiratory issues related to smoke exposure, fire officials said, but were treated and released at the scene.