Cat killed, dozens displaced in Reseda apartment fire
A fire possibly caused by a candle ignited Friday morning in an apartment in Reseda, killing a pet cat, sending one person to a hospital and causing more than five dozen tenants to be displaced.
The blaze was reported about 7:35 a.m. Friday on the 18700 block of Vanowen Street, west of Reseda Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A fire at a Reseda apartment building that was possibly caused by a candle early Friday, July 24, 2026, killed a pet cat and sent one person to a hospital. At least 67 tenants were displaced. (Photo from video by Jose Gomez/KNN)
Eighty-nine firefighters responded and doused the flames in under 45 minutes, according to the LAFD, which reported that the fire extended from the unit where it started to the one above it.
The nature and extent of the hospitalized person’s injuries was not disclosed.
A fire at a Reseda apartment building that was possibly caused by a candle early Friday, July 24, 2026, killed a pet cat and sent one person to a hospital. At least 67 tenants were displaced. (Photo from video by Jose Gomez/KNN)
A candle is suspected as the cause of the fire, an LAFD spokeswoman said.
The Red Cross was summoned to assist at least 67 tenants displaced from 20 impacted units in the building, she said.
A fire at a Reseda apartment building that was possibly caused by a candle early Friday, July 24, 2026, killed a pet cat and sent one person to a hospital. At least 67 tenants were displaced. (Photo from video by Jose Gomez/KNN)
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