Abandoned Church in Historic South-Central Catches Fire Again, LAFD Says

Abandoned church in Historic South-Central catches fire again, LAFD says

Fire crews were dispatched to a massive abandoned church to extinguish a fire there, but not for the first time, officials say.   According to an alert put out by the Los Angeles Fire Department, the first arriving units got to the 2600 block of Paloma Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. Monday and found a [...]

Fire Ravages Historic South-Central Church

Firefighters worked for 1 hour and 36 minutes Monday morning battling heavy flames from outside of a previously burned, two-story church in Historic South Central Los Angeles. The fire was reported at 3:31 a.m. at 2612 S. Paloma St., south of Adams Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Jennifer Middleton. The 180 firefighters […]

Large fire tears through South Los Angeles church

A massive fire tore through a two-story church in South Los Angeles overnight, and it wasn't the first time the building has been engulfed in flames.

Fire burns abandoned ‘problem property' church in South LA

An abandoned church in the historic South Central area of Los Angeles caught on fire overnight. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the fire began at around 3:30 a.m. on the 2600 block of Paloma Street.  The Crouch Memorial Church of God and Christ was already causing concern among residents who say the abandoned structure has become a site...