MAR VISTA, CA — A woman was hospitalized due to exposure to a large amount of smoke after a fire broke out in her Mar Vista apartment Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Firefighters responded to a three-story apartment complex at 3726 S Sawtelle Blvd. at about 7:37 p.m. due to reports of heavy fire in a unit on the first floor, LAFD spokesperson Brian Humphrey said.
The woman who lived in the unit was taken to a local hospital in fair condition after she was exposed to “copious amounts of smoke from the fire,” Humphrey said.
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Culver City Fire Department firefighters and 20 LAFD firefighters were able to extinguish the fire in 11 minutes. No additional injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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