Firefighters worked for more than two hours Monday morning to battle a stubborn, massive fire in downtown Los Angeles that disrupted subway service.
According to Metro, the bus shuttles will replace the A and E line services because the fire in the building on Flower Street near Venice Boulevard was located near the tracks.
The fire broke out around 4 a.m. in the vacant two-story building and the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived as flames ripped through the roof. Crews worked in defense mode, protecting adjacent buildings from the fire.
LAFD said it took 80 firefighters two hours and 33 minutes to extinguish the fire. While no injuries were reported, crews said homeless people may have been living in the building.
Metro reported Monday morning that there is no A-line service between 7th/Metro and Grand/LATTC; and no E Line service between 7th/Metro and LATTC/Ortho.
