Firefighters Extinguish Flames Consuming Van in Downtown Los Angeles

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (KNN) — Firefighters doused the flames consuming an unoccupied van overnight on a street in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of an auto fire shortly before 1:30 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of East 16th Street.

When crews arrived on scene, they located a white Ford Econoline van fully-engulfed in flames in front of a graffitied wall.

The fire was extinguished in just a few minutes.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN