Firefighters needed about 90 minutes Tuesday morning to extinguish a "stubborn" fire in a two-story commercial building in Mid-City.
Crews responded about 1:50 a.m. to the 5200 block of Washington Boulevard, just west of Redondo Boulevard, and found smoke coming from the medical building. Upon entry, they encountered fire on both floors, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Medical and dental offices, as well as a methadone clinic, were located inside the building.
A total of 68 firefighters battled the "stubborn blaze" and a knockdown was declared around 3:15 a.m., Stewart said.
No injuries were reported and the LAFD Arson section was called to the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.
NBC4's Toni Guinyard contributed to this report.
