Los Angeles Conflagration Destroys Buildings

Los Angeles County firefighters battle a fire at an apartment building under construction next to the Harbor CA-110 Freeway in Los Angeles, early Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. The building was not occupied, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Officials say a massive fire in downtown Los Angeles closed down portions of two major freeways.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman David Ortiz says more than 250 firefighters were battling the blaze early Monday morning.

The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/1wRwTBA ) that the fire could be seen for miles.
The fire was burning a building planned to be a tall residential structure. (AP)

Los Angeles Conflagration Destroys Buildings