An electrical malfunction caused a devastating house fire Saturday morning.
Two adults and three children have been displaced and no injuries were reported. However, a family dog was killed in the fire, which was reported around 11:25 a.m. in the 1700 block of South Bender Avenue. Fire fighters arrived four minutes later, said Battalion Chief Bob Haskell of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
“It appears the fire started in the back attached patio and it may have been electrical,” Haskell said.
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- Residents and family members were left in shock after a fire destroyed their home Saturday, April 11. The family dog died in the fire. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
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- A Los Angeles County Fire Fighter works a chainsaw to cut ventilation holes in the roof of a home gutted in a house fire on South Bender Avenue. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
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- A Los Angeles County Fire Fighter works on overhauling the interior of a home after a fire ripped through the property Saturday, April 11. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
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- Water cascades off the roof of a home devastated by a fire on South Bender Avenue. The residents were uninjured. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
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- Fire fighters conducted overhaul inside a home which was gutted in a fire Saturday, April 11. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
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- Fire fighters cut through the roof of home to create ventilation holes to extinguish a devastating house fire on South Bender Avenue Saturday, April 11. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
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- Fire fighters cut through the roof of home to create ventilation holes to extinguish a devastating house fire on South Bender Avenue Saturday, April 11. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
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- Fire fighters knocked down a devastating house fire on South Bender Avenue Saturday, April 11. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
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- Fire fighters knocked down a devastating house fire on South Bender Avenue Saturday, April 11. Photo by Aaron Castrejon
American Red Cross workers were summoned to assist the displaced family with temporary lodgings and food.
No other structures were damaged, except for a wood fence that was burned.
Family members were on scene, removing what property remained.
Specifically what type of electrical malfunctioned caused the fire was not yet known, Haskell said.
