Flames destroy previously burned vacant building in Panorama City

Firefighters took up defensive positions Saturday outside a smoky fire that was consuming a vacant, 10,000 square-foot commercial building in Panorama City.

The fire was first reported at 2:37 p.m. at 14651 Roscoe Blvd., the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Lyndsey Lantz said.

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“All companies are in defensive mode, fighting fire from the exterior with heavy streams, including large-diameter hand lines...