San Pedro fire burns two homes; 133 firefighters on scene

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A resident watches the roof of his house burn as firefighters battle the blaze on North Marshall Court in San Pedro on Friday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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A firefighter pulls a hose battling a structure fire on West Oliver Street in San Pedro. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Residents help pull hose for firefighters during a multi-structure fire on North Marshall Court in San Pedro.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Residents point to roof that just caught fire on North Marshall Court in San Pedro. A helicopter helped firefighters battle the blaze, which took less than an hour to get under control.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Ray Camacho hugs his dog, Royal, who was in the back house when the roof caught fire on North Marshall Court in San Pedro.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Firefighters battle a house fire on West Oliver Street in San Pedro. There were no reports of injuries, and no formal evacuation order was issued, the Fire Department said.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Firefighters spray foam on palm trees on West Oliver Street in San Pedro. Earlier Friday, a three-alarm fire burned in Malibu near Kanan Dume Road and Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Another brush fire burned 10 acres off the 91 Freeway in Santa Ana Canyon.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

By Garrett Therolfwriter

April 17, 2015 6:27 PM PT

More than 130 Los Angeles firefighters responded to a residential fire that burned two homes and vegetation in a San Pedro neighborhood on Friday, officials said.

A helicopter helped firefighters battle the blaze, which took less than an hour to get under control. The fire broke out shortly after 5 p.m. in the 700 block of West Oliver Street, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said.

There were no reports of injuries, and no formal evacuation order was issued, Humphrey said.

Earlier in the day, a three-alarm fire burned in Malibu near Kanan Dume Road and Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Another brush fire burned 10 acres off the 91 Freeway in Santa Ana Canyon.

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Garrett Therolf

Garrett Therolf previously covered Los Angeles County government with an emphasis on its child welfare system. While at The Times from 2006-16, he held assignments covering crime, the revolution in Egypt and the conflict in Iraq. He is a native Californian, and graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

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