Firefighters battle blaze at vacant Exposition Park laundromat
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Firefighters are battling a fire that broke out Tuesday night in a vacant laundromat in Exposition Park.
Crews had taken up a defensive attack on the blaze near Normandie Avenue and Exposition Boulevard, according to a 7:53 p.m. alert from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
There were 40 personnel assigned to the blaze, said Nicholas Prange, an LAFD spokesperson. Firefighters have taken up a defensive position to protect a nearby home, Prange said.
In a photo posted to Twitter by a passing motorist, flames and heavy, black smoke can be seen pouring from the building.
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