'Heavy storage' in Los Angeles house fire; 1 killed

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Monday, August 25, 2014
This Google Maps image shows the area where a house fire broke out in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.
This Google Maps image shows the area where a house fire broke out in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- One person was killed Sunday during a house fire in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles, fire officials said.

The fire broke out in the 1500 block of South Point View Street at about 4:50 p.m. Eighty-six firefighters knocked down the flames in about 30 minutes.

"Heavy storage" was reported in the home, said Shawn Lenske, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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