By COLlive reporter
Preparations for Shabbos came to a halt in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles on Friday afternoon as firefighters block off the streets to battle a large fire.
The fire was reported around 11:32 AM at commercial building 9041 W. Pico Blvd., near Wetherly Drive, according to the L.A. Fire Department.
The fire was “at the Greater Alarm” status, officials told KTLA. Flames were so heavy responding firefighters were in defensive mode and seen exiting the roof and building.
Facing the blaze across the street was the Bais Chaya Mushka campus, a Chabad girls school and shul also labeled as Schneerson Square.
Los Angeles Police said the broke out “very close” to the school building, but that those who were inside were evacuated safely.
“Baruch Hashem, the school was unscathed and there was no one injured in that building,” a Chabad official in California told COLlive.com.
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