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2 Units Damaged by Apartment Fire

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A fire heavily damaged two units at an apartment building in the 7100 block of Farralone Avenue early Saturday, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said.

A woman was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said.

The fire started about 2:30 a.m. and it took 45 firefighters about 35 minutes to extinguish it, he said.

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Officials said the fire was caused by an unattended candle in a ground-floor apartment and spread to the unit above it.

The fire caused about $130,000 in damage to both units.

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