Over 100 firefighters battled a "city-block-sized" fire that destroyed multiple homes in South Los Angeles early Tuesday, displacing families and injuring at least three people, fire officials said.
Around 3:20 a.m., crews responding to the 1500 block of East Vernon Street in Central-Alameda found an apartment building under construction engulfed in flames and downed power lines, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Neighboring residents were awoken and told to evacuate as firefighters defended the surrounding buildings.
A 66-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman were taken to a hospital for serious burns, and a 30-year-old man was evaluated at the scene but declined to be taken by paramedics, according to authorities.
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