Fire Breaks Out in Second-Floor Apartment in Palms

LOS ANGELES - A fire inside a second-floor apartment in Palms brought firefighters to West Rose Avenue on Sunday morning, where crews put out the blaze in 15 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

The fire broke out shortly before 10:30 a.m. at 10834 W. Rose Ave. Arriving crews saw smoke coming from a unit in the two-story building, according to the LAFD incident alert.

"One civilian is being assessed for injury," the LAFD's Jennifer Middleton said.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

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