1 dead after boarded-up house goes up in flames in Boyle Heights

Will Conybeare
·1 min read

A person died in a house fire in L.A.’s Boyle Heights neighborhood early Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed.

An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street.

“Firefighters found a boarded-up one-story single-family residential structure with heavy smoke showing,” LAFD officials said.  “Crews quickly made access and deployed hose lines inside the building.”

  • An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. on July 24, 2024, at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. (KNN)
    An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. on July 24, 2024, at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. (KNN)
  • An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. on July 24, 2024, at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. (KNN)
    An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. on July 24, 2024, at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. (KNN)
  • An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. on July 24, 2024, at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. (KNN)
    An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. on July 24, 2024, at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. (KNN)
  • An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. on July 24, 2024, at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. (KNN)
    An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. on July 24, 2024, at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. (KNN)

34 firefighters took a total of 24 minutes to fully extinguish the blaze.  Upon eliminating the fire, crews performed a search of the interior and found one person dead.

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The victim’s identity hasn’t been released and the L.A. County Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death.

Arson investigators are looking into what caused the fire.

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