Firefighters Put Out Blaze At Site Of The Doors’ Famous Morrison Hotel In Downtown L.A.

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The Los Angeles Fire Department knocked down a fire Thursday in a vacant downtown building that was formerly the home of the Morrison Hotel, which became famous after it was photographed as the cover art for the 1970 album by seminal L.A.

band The Doors. The structure fire was located on the top floor of the vacant four-story building located at 1246 S Hope St.

A total of 17 fire companies and more than 100 firefighters, knocked down the blaze in 1 hour and 37 minutes, the LAFD said.

The fire forced the closure of eastbound and westbound traffic on Pico. No injuries were reported, but crews had to use ground ladders to reach fire escapes and assist unhoused persons that were exiting the vacant structure.

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