Firefighters extinguished a major emergency fire in Lincoln Heights Wednesday after they gained the upper hand on the blaze that lasted more than 90 minutes.
The fire was reported at 1:20 a.m. and fire crews raced to 1773 N. Sichel St. south of Alhambra Avenue where the flames at the two-story, 13,500 square-foot, two-story commercial building quickly intensified, causing fire authorities to upgrade the blaze to a greater alarm fire. Firefighters then began defensive operations as the flames threatened two nearby buildings and subsequently escalated to a major emergency, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.