Commercial building catches fire in Hollywood

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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Crews on scene of a fire at a building in Hollywood Sunday, July 13, 2014.
Crews on scene of a fire at a building in Hollywood Sunday, July 13, 2014.
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HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A commercial building caught fire Sunday in Hollywood.

Flames tore through the Highland Plating Company in the 1000 block of North Orange around 9 a.m. It took L.A. City Fire crews about two hours to put out the flames.

Part of the building's roof caved in. The fire became so intense at one point that crews had to take a defensive stance.

A hazardous materials team was on hand to prevent chemicals from entering water and storm drains.

A cause of the fire was not immediately known.