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Coverage dated October 12, 2026

Abandoned church in Historic South-Central catches fire again, LAFD says

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

Fire crews were dispatched to a massive abandoned church to extinguish a fire there, but not for the first time, officials say. According to an alert put out by the Los Angeles Fire Department, the first arriving units got to the 2600 block of Paloma Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. Monday and found a [.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Fire burns abandoned ‘problem property' church in South LA (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    An abandoned church in the historic South Central area of Los Angeles caught on fire overnight. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the fire began at around 3:30 a.m. on the 2600 block of Paloma Street.

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Large fire tears through South Los Angeles church (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    A massive fire tore through a two-story church in South Los Angeles overnight, and it wasn't the first time the building has been engulfed in flames.

  3. KTLA Los Angeles

    Abandoned church in Historic South-Central catches fire again, LAFD says (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    Fire crews were dispatched to a massive abandoned church to extinguish a fire there, but not for the first time, officials say. According to an alert put out by the Los Angeles Fire Department, the first arriving units got to the 2600 block of Paloma Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. Monday and found a [.

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