Police are investigating a fire that they say started under suspicious circumstances in Venice early Saturday.
The fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Lincoln Boulevard, where they found a trash fire near a building, according to Los Angeles Fire Department officials.
They were able to quickly extinguish the flames before they spread to nearby buildings.
The fire brigade has been actively investigating reports from witnesses who claim that the fire was started by a person.
Video from the scene shows a large plume of black smoke filling the air behind an AT&T building.
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