Los Angeles firefighters are battling a large structure fire that has engulfed a home in the Arlington Heights neighborhood.
The blaze was first reported a little before 10 p.m. in a boarded-up two-story house located in the 1500 block of S. Wilton Place, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Property records show that the building's last use was as a church called the California Hope Presbyterian Church several years ago.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
SkyCal flew over the scene, where dozens of firefighters were seen fighting the large flames. A plume of black smoke was seen extending hundreds of feet into the sky while crews doused neighboring structures with water and battled the flames from the ground and via aerial ladders.
This is the second time in less than two weeks that firefighters have been called to battle a fire at the same house. During that firefight, on Feb. 7, 2026, an [LAFD firefighter suffered minor injuries](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/los-angeles-firefighter-falls-off-ladder-arlington-heights-house-fire-wilton-place/) after falling from a ladder that was extended to the second-story window of the building.
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