Fire damage

Los Angeles City firefighters spray water onto a flare-up in a destroyed garment district building. A wedding dress business next door had water damage, and its warehouse in the brick building that burned was a total loss.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters mop up after a greater alarm blaze that raged for two hours in a garment district building at 11th and Los Angeles Streets in downtown Los Angeles.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Melody Lim, center, owner of Melody’s Bridal Collection, and her, sister Susan Lim, talk with an LAPD officer at the scene of a morning fire in L.A.’s garment district . Lim’s business suffered water damage, and her warehouse in the burned building was destroyed.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles City firefighters descend a ladder while mopping up the garment district fire.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A fire raged for two hours today at a commercial building in the garment district of downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters perched atop tall ladders doused the flames with thousands of gallons of water, preventing their spread to other structures.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Toys damaged by a fire that raged for two hours today at a commercial building in the garment district of downtown Los Angeles.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters clean up after a fire raged for two hours today at a commercial building in the garment district of downtown Los Angeles.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Arson investigators check out the scene after a fire raged for two hours today at a commercial building in the garment district of downtown Los Angeles.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)