A fire that damaged a Panorama City apartment complex Monday morning left five people hospitalized and displaced more than a dozen residents.
The fire at the four-story building was reported early Monday in the 9000 block of North Tobias Avenue in the San Fernando Valley community. About 100 firefighters responded to the scene, where smoke was billowing from apartment windows and balconies.
Five people were hospitalized. One person was in serious condition. A dog was found dead at the scene.
Neighbors pitched in to help extinguish the blaze, grabbing the fire hoses in their hallways and dragging them outside to douse the flames.
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"They had hoses and they were saying, 'Get out, get out," said Peter Ramirez, who lives in the floor above where the fire started.
The fire was knocked down at about 8:15 a.m. At least 10 units in the 200-unit complex were destroyed, leaving 16 people displaced.
Details about a cause of the fire were not available.
