Raging Fire Consumes Chatsworth Home, Arson Investigation Underway

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, CA: Firefighters battled a blaze that consumed a home early Friday morning, Apr. 28, prompting an arson investigation.

Los Angeles city and county fire departments along with Ventura County firefighters responded to reports of a house fire in the area of the 21600 block of North Wo He Lo Trail in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles within the San Fernando Valley.

When units arrived, they found one house fully engulfed in flames with an exposure to the neighboring house to the left.

Firefighters worked hard to extinguish the flames and save the second home. The flames were extinguished in about 20 minutes.

LACoFD reported a roof collapse. No injuries were reported.

LACoFD is investigating the cause of the fire. Arson investigators were called to the scene.

Keith Johnson, Video Journalist / KNN