Central-Alameda Structure Fire Fatal with SOT

One person was killed this morning in a commercial
building fire in the Central-Alameda area of South Los Angeles. Firefighters responded about midnight to the 1800 block of 57th Street, near Alba Street and east of Long Beach Boulevard, and found heavy fire showing from the one-story structure, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los
Angeles Fire Department. Flames from the building threatened nearby structures on three sides and firefighters ``strategically positioned themselves to defend the surrounding buildings and deluged the well-involved structure from the exterior,'' Prange said. One person died in the blaze, but the circumstances of the victim's death were under investigation, said Prange. A total 67 firefighters extinguished the flames, and a knock down was called about 1:10 a.m., Prange said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.