Two people hospitalized after fire breaks out at a Glendale apartment
Two people were taken to a local hospital Sunday after a fire broke out in an apartment in Glendale and spread into a neighboring unit.
At 5:43 a.m., the Glendale Fire Department responded to a fire in an apartment building at 1344 North Columbus Avenue, according to Glendale fire spokeswoman Brandy Villanueva.
When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the front of the two-story complex. They later found that the blaze was located at the rear of a second-floor apartment, and it had started to extend into another unit, Villanueva said.
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At one point, the blaze was elevated to a second-alarm fire. It was knocked down by firefighters at 6:15 p.m., 22 minutes after crews were dispatched.
Paramedics assessed five people for injuries, and two people were taken to a local hospital with smoke inhalation.
The estimated loss was $100,000 in structural damage and $40,000 in damage to contents.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Mark Kellam, mark.kellam@latimes.com
Twitter: @LAMarkKellam
