Burbank Fire Department responded to the 2000 block of Brighton at 3:44 p.m. Friday afternoon to a reported house fire with an elderly woman inside.
The first Engine on scene reported a working fire in a single story set of duplexes, with fire blowing out the front unit. Firefighters went to extinguish the blaze while Burbank Paramedics treated a 97-year-old female who was inside the house when it caught fire. They later transported the 97-year-old to a local hospital with some minor burn type injuries.
While the fire was being extinguished firefighters cut ventilation holes in the roof and made sure the fire did not extend to the other units from a common attic. The fire was knocked down within 10 minutes.
The fire cause is under normal investigation and the damage which was contained to the front unit was not put at a value.
Here is a galley from the incident. ( Click on any image to enlarge the picture)
