Los Angeles Fire: Blaze engulfs building in central LA

LA FIRE — A large fire broke out in central Los Angeles. YouTube

A large fire has broken out in central Los Angeles, California.

The blaze has engulfed an apartment building under construction, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) says:

*Major Emergency Fire* 909 W. Temple St 90012; MAP https://t.co/dkTZDVlqVT; apartment building under construction.; Ch:09,13 @ 1:20 AM
— LAFD (@LAFD) December 8, 2014

More than 200 fire-fighters rushed at the scene located at 909 West Temple Street and were battling the flames, local KTLA 5 television reports.

Parts of two nearby freeways - the 110 and 101 - have been reportedly shut down.

The Los Angeles Police Department tweets:

MT “@onbunkerhill213: Structure on fire. Northbound 110 freeway closed at Temple. #LAPD & #LAFD on scene. #dtla pic.twitter.com/WlJJj06NEz”
— LAPD Communications (@911LAPD) December 8, 2014

High flames could be seen raging in a video uploaded by a motorist on YouTube.

It was not immediately clear what caused the fire and there were no early reports of casualties.

Numerous photos and videos of the blaze have been posted on social media.

Omg. Insane fire in downtown LA off the 101. pic.twitter.com/oUw5B1lR3g
— Nickolaus Sugai (@nicksugai) December 8, 2014

#dtla RT @_ontaRia: @wsbtv huge fire going on in Downtown Los Angeles ? pic.twitter.com/6YxSjbPA1N
— Promotions City (@PromotionsCity) December 8, 2014