LOS ANGELES — Seventeen cats were killed in a large fire that broke out early Saturday morning at a strip mall in Palms with a boarding hotel for pets, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A firefighter who “took ill during the intense firefight” was taken to the hospital “in fair condition for observation,” the Fire Department said in a news release. No civilian injuries were reported.
More than 120 firefighters responded to a 911 call made by a passerby at 5:44 a.m. who saw smoke at the strip mall located at 9000 W. Venice Blvd. Firefighters took 73 minutes to contain and extinguish the blaze. A business named Cat Place LA is located in the strip mall, located near the border of Culver City.