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| Photo courtesy of KNBC-TV News |
Los Angeles, CA—The City of
Angeles was the scene of an overnight structure fire larger than I have ever
seen before. Reportedly over 250 firefighters
battled the firestorm since it was reported at 1:20 AM.
The massive blaze was
adjacent to the Harbor #110 Freeway at the 900 block of Fremont Avenue.
Additionally two nearby
commercial high-rise buildings were severely damaged by heat, smoke, hundreds
of broken windows and flooding from the sprinkler systems.
Broken glass and debris could
be found all over the neighborhood.
By mid-morning the fire was
nearly out but visibly smoldering. I
sent my drone up from the opposite side of the Harbor Freeway, which apparently
was the only vantage point to see the ruins.
The structure itself, which
incidentally is located adjacent to a fire station, was to become the Da Vinci
Apartments. At least one million square
feet of prime property was totally destroyed.
Fire officials have said the
blaze is very suspicious in nature and a massive investigation has begun with
the LAPD and BATFE pooling their best resources.
There are no damage estimates available right now but I'm sure it will be well into the hundreds of $Millions.
Reports are coming in that there has been criticism concerning the massive amount of wood used in the construction. That causes me to shudder what a disaster this could have been had the apartments been completed and fully occupied. Perhaps this was a cheap lesson in public safety.
Reports are coming in that there has been criticism concerning the massive amount of wood used in the construction. That causes me to shudder what a disaster this could have been had the apartments been completed and fully occupied. Perhaps this was a cheap lesson in public safety.
Here is some drone video of what’s
left of the structure this morning.
That's an incredibly stable/steady platform! I immediately wanted to take the controls, move down the the left over the trees and get a look from directly across the freeway. And then, of course, I'd want to fly across the freeway and circle the area getting more footage.
ReplyDeleteHow do the authorities control the airspace above and around a disaster location?