Los Angeles Firefighters Battle and Extinguish Big House Fire in Arlington Heights
I remember seeing the first reports pop up just before 10 p.m. on Monday night. If you live in L.A., you might have noticed the huge plume of black smoke rising from the Arlington Heights neighborhood—it was impossible to miss.
The fire had erupted in a boarded-up two-story home on the 1500 block of S. Wilton Place. What makes this house stand out isn’t just the flames—it used to be the California Hope Presbyterian Church, and seeing it in this state felt oddly jarring.
When I dug into the details, I found out that it took 66 firefighters just under 40 minutes to bring the blaze under control. The flames had already consumed parts of the second floor and even reached the converted attic, spreading quickly through the old structure…