Highland Park Carport Fire Causes Massive Damage

HIGHLAND PARK, CA — More than a dozen cars and part of the building were damaged in a fire at a four-story apartment complex in Highland Park, fire officials said Sunday.

The fire was reported at 2:04 a.m. at 5860 E. Benner St. and took nearly an hour to extinguish, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said.

When firefighters arrived, flames were burning through the carport and had spread to multiple floors of the apartment building, Prange said.

No injuries were reported and the cause and amount of damage remains under investigation.

City News Service