At 3:00pm LAFD responded to a report of an automatic alarm which quickly upgraded to a structure fire when units arrived on scene to find a 6 Story Medical Center building with fire blowing out of the fourth story window. Firefighters were able to quickly make entry into the building and knocked on the flames. At this time, no injuries were reported and the building has been fully evacuated.
LAFD ALERT: Structure Fire; INC#0930; 02:43PM; 7230 N Medical Center Dr; #WestHills; Six-story medical center building with fire showing from the fourth floor. Reports of fire sprinkler activations on that floor. Offensive mode.; FS 106; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; BC15 BC17 CM40 CM42 E106 E296 E305 E72 E84 RA106 RA72 SO1 T105 T96; CH9; 17; Nicholas Prange