Firefighters were battling a commercial fire on Sunday in the Westlake MacArthur Park area.
The blaze broke out around 6:35 p.m. at a two-story building on the 600 block of south Carondelet Street, according to Margaret Stewart with the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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WATCH HEREFire and heavy smoke were seen coming from the 2nd floor and the attic of the building.
The start of the fire is still under investigation.
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