Firefighters say the building contained textiles stacked about 15 feet high. Video broadcast Tuesday May 18, 2020 on Today in LA.
Firefighters battled flames at a commercial building filled with textiles Tuesday morning in downtown Los Angeles.
The fire was reported at about 4 a.m. on Mateo Street near 11th Street. The building contained densely packed rolled textiles piled about 15-feet high, according to the fire department.
The fire was declared a major emergency about 45 minutes later. More than 100 firefighters responded and knocked down the fire at about 5:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
Details about the business and how the fire started were not immediately available.
It was the second major fire downtown in four days. A dozen firefighters were injured Saturday when a huge explosion rocked a business south of Little Tokyo.
As of Monday, four of the firefighters remained hospitalized.