VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews quickly knocked down a recreational vehicle fire in Van Nuys on Saturday afternoon, with up-close footage capturing the raging flames that turned out to be fatal. It happened around 1:16 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, and the RV was parked along a curb in an industrial area at 13400 W. Raymer St. LAFD crews arrived to find the RV fully ablaze. Footage provided by multiple Citizen app users showed that the thick plume of black smoke could be seen from hundreds of yards away, whereas video from people mere feet away showed the intense battle between firefighters and flame. โThough the fire was prevented from extending to businesses or other vehicles parked nearby, the remains of one person (undetermined age/gender/site affiliation/circumstances) were found within the charred remnants of the Class A style motorhome,โ LAFD stated. Officials said no other injuries were reported as a result and that the cause of the fire is under active investigation.
