A historic Hollywood motel burned down overnight Sunday, leaving one man injured, according to Los Angeles Fire Department officials.
The blaze, which broke out at the Hollywood Center Motel in the 6700 block of Sunset Boulevard, was first reported at around 4:30 a.m., firefighters said.
It took more than an hour for 70 firefighters to extinguish the blaze, which left the two-story building with considerable damage. They said that the flames extended to two exposed bungalows on the property as well.
Firefighters said that when they arrived, they found someone on the roof yelling for help. The victim, a 42-year-old man, was able to break a window and get out of the building before he was rescued, firefighters said. He was hospitalized in fair condition for an injury he sustained while breaking the window, but he was not burned, they noted…