Massive fire closes freeways in downtown Los Angeles

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Massive overnight fires leave multiple buildings destroyed in Los Angeles.

Fire destroyed a seven-storey apartment building under construction in downtown Los Angeles and spread to a neighbouring high-rise before flames were largely extinguished, forcing a major freeway shutdown through rush hour.

The blaze erupted at about 1:30am local time on Monday and took about three hours to bring under control, but no injuries were reported, said Katherine Main, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles City Fire Department.

About 250 firefighters, roughly a quarter of the city's total on-duty force, were battling the flames at the height of the blaze, she said.

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Massive fire closes freeways in downtown Los Angeles