LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nearly two dozen people have been displaced after a fire ripped through a homeless shelter in Los Angeles.
Flames broke out early Saturday at a next-door pallet yard and quickly spread to the San Fernando Rescue Mission in the North Hollywood area.
It took firefighters about 90 minutes to douse the fire, which remains under investigation.
The fire destroyed the mission’s residences along with its thrift stores and food preparation area.
The American Red Cross set up a shelter at a nearby recreation center to help the 21 people who were displaced.
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