Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters knocked down a fire at a vacant strip mall Thursday where flames were shooting through the roof of multiple units in the Vermont Square area of Los Angeles. Fire crews responded at 1:52 a.

Bass is denying a story that claims she ordered the watering down of an after-action report that detailed alleged failings of the LAFD during the Palisades Fire.

Mayor Karen Bass' office denied reports that said she directed the watering down of an after-action report that detailed alleged failings of the Los Angeles Fire Department during last year's Palisades Fire.

According to LAFD, units from Fire Station 26 (FS26) were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 1504 S Wilton Pl in Arlington Heights. The department's alert served as a quick situational snapshot and did not include information on injuries or a possible cause.

A teenage girl died and an elderly woman is hospitalized after a fire burned through a home in Hollywood, according to authorities.