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  • 10 injured and 30 displaced in Covina apartment fire

    10 injured and 30 displaced in Covina apartment fire

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    Ten people were taken to hospitals and 30 were displaced after an apartment complex fire Sunday afternoon in Covina, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

    About 100 firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze after a call was received at 2:15 p.m., supervising fire dispatcher Eddie Pickett told The Times. The fire affected multiple units of a three-story building in the 1100 block of North Conwell Avenue.

    “They had heavy smoke from the third floor. It ended up affecting 10 units,” he said, adding that the fire was knocked down around 3 p.m.

    “We had 10 families or 30 people displaced,” Pickett said, “and we had 10 minor to moderate injuries, all having to do with smoke.”

    All those injured were transported to hospitals.

    The condition of the injured is unknown, and the cause of the fire is under investigation, Pickett said.

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  • Massive fire guts historic California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey

    Massive fire guts historic California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey

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    Firefighters worked overnight Monday to extinguish a blaze that erupted at a historic yacht club in Marina del Rey.

    The Los Angeles County Fire Department received a call around 11:30 p.m. Monday for a structure fire at the California Yacht Club in the 4400 block of Admiralty Way, said Fred Fielding, a Fire Department spokesperson.

    Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and fire engulfing the two-story building, fire officials said.

    Video from news outlets showed large flames consuming the structure as smoke billowed overhead. Multiple firetrucks and firefighters were called in to help contain the blaze.

    Two firefighters suffered moderate injuries and were taken to a hospital, Fielding said. The extent of their injuries and their status was not immediately known.

    The blaze was knocked down just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Jeremy Stafford, supervising fire dispatcher at the L.A. County Fire Department.

    The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Stafford said.

    The California Yacht Club was started in 1922 by yachtsman from the Los Angeles Athletic Club and other yacht clubs, according to the club’s website.

    Representatives for the club did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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