A fire in a five-story apartment complex on Wilshire Boulevard forced the closure Wednesday morning of the busy thoroughfare in both directions between Westholme and Selby avenues on the Westside.
About 115 Los Angeles firefighters battled the blaze for an hour on two floors of the complex.
No one was hurt in the fire, which erupted at the Princess Apartments on the 10600 block of Wilshire shortly after 4:30 a.m., according to an LAFD report.
The cause of the fire had yet to be determined. WIlshire was expected to be closed for an indefinite time Wednesday morning, according to an LAFD official.
There was no word on how many people were displaced by in the blaze.
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