LOS ANGELES: LA Church Fire

Story Details: Time – 9:00pm Location – 11400 Hoover St, Los Angeles Handling Agencies – LAFD, LAPD
A fire broke out at the New Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church Saturday evening. LAFD firefighters were able to declare a knockdown within twenty minutes. LAPD provided traffic control in the busy intersection of Hoover and Imperial. Although no one was injured in the incident, the church suffered major fire and water damage. A trustee of the property provided SOT stating that the church has been having problems with the local homeless community for the last two years.