Overnight blaze destroys Westside home, forces evacuations

Dozens of firefighters were called to a home engulfed in flames on Los Angeles’ Westside early Monday morning.

The blaze was reported around 2:15 a.m. at a single-story residence on the 1700 block of Beloit Avenue near Santa Monica Boulevard in the Sawtelle neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Video from the scene showed the home fully involved with flames as firefighters shifted into a defensive mode to battle the intense blaze.

Crews were seen maneuvering around a temporary fence to access the property, which appeared to have been abandoned…

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