Blaze in Hotel Leaves 50 Looking for Shelter
A plumber’s torch caused a fire in a Skid Row hotel Monday afternoon that left about 50 people homeless, at least for the night.
The fire was confined to the top floor of the three-story Southern Hotel, in the 400 block of East 5th Street, but water from fire hoses and a sprinkler system damaged rooms on other floors. It took three dozen firefighters about 20 minutes to quell the blaze. Residents said it was too late in the day to find beds in local shelters. Some were waiting for assistance from the American Red Cross.
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