Fire Erupts in Los Angeles Home Under Construction

VENICE, LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (KNN) — A home under construction burned early Wednesday morning in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the 700 block of East Broadway Avenue shortly before 2:30 a.m. where a two-story home under construction was found with heavy fire showing.

Arriving firefighters immediately began their attack on the flames from the exterior only. Crews found hazardous electrical wires down in the rear of the structure, reported the LAFD.

LAFD Spokesperson Nicholas Prange said that the first 45 firefighters to arrive took 31 minutes to extinguish the blaze. There were no reported injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Zak Holman, Video Journalist / KNN