Fire

First Interstate Tower fire

4 May 1988 · 34.05° N, 118.26° W

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When
4 May 1988
Kind
Fire
Coordinates
34.05° N, 118.26° W
Description
1988 fire in Los Angeles, California, United States

First Interstate Tower fire

1988 fire in Los Angeles, California

The First Interstate Tower fire was a high-rise fire that occurred on May 4, 1988, at the First Interstate Tower in Los Angeles, California, a 62-story, 860 foot skyscraper, then the tallest building in the city. The fire destroyed five floors of the building, injured 40 people, and caused the death of a maintenance worker, when the elevator he was riding opened onto the burning 12th floor.

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