There was a house fire at 165 Wapello St. last night. One of our readers on Wapello said that emergency vehicles began tearing through the neighborhood around 9:25 PM, and initial reports from our scanner monitors say it was knocked down about 9:38 PM. We should have more details later today.
UPDATE: LA County Fire Inspector Don Kunitomi said that the fire's source was leftover food on the stove burner, which ended up spreading to the attic. The fire in the single story family dwelling was confined to the attic, Kunitomi said, with damage to the structure estimated at $35,000, and to contents estimated at $10,000. Total time from call to knock-down was 19 minutes: "County fire, we're all over it man, we really are," Kunitomi said.
Also: the home was on Wapello Lane, a small cul de sac north on Wapello St. before it hits Tonia Avenue (a Googlemap search of Wapello St. and Wapello Lane will put you in the same place!). We've changed our headline to reflect that.
