Family left homeless by Boyle Heights apartment fire
A family of eight was displaced this morning by a two-story apartment fire in Boyle Heights.
Two firefighters also were injured in the 6:23 a.m. blaze in the 2900 block of Wynwood Lane, which caused more than $250,000 in damage.
One firefighter suffered minor facial injuries and another a foot injury.
The family that lived in the apartment unit “lost everything,” said David Ortiz of the Los Angeles city Fire Department.
The cause of the fire, which was controlled in 15 minutes, was determined to be accidental.
-- Nicole Santa Cruz
Photos, from top: Austorjia Parra weeps as her family's apartment burns; a firefighter battles flames roaring through a second-story window. Credit: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
EDITOR'S PICKS:
how is the family being helped?
Posted by: enrique j martinez | August 13, 2009 at 09:29 PM