The Region - News from Oct. 9, 1986
One man died and another was seriously injured when an arson fire swept through a vacant five-story commercial structure in the 100 block of Alameda Street in Central Los Angeles. A transient who had been sleeping in the building fell or jumped from the roof, He was in critical condition at County-USC Medical Center. Another man was found dead, possibly from asphyxiation.
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