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Photos: Fire closes two Los Angeles freeways

December 8, 2014 11:03AM ET

More than 250 firefighters are called in to tame a massive blaze in a seven-story building under construction

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Los Angeles County firefighters battle a fire at an apartment building next to the Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles, Dec. 8, 2014. Damian Dovarganes / AP
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No one was killed in the blaze, but it took more than 250 Los Angeles firefighters to bring it under control. Michael Meadows / EPA
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The seven-story building destroyed by the fire was under construction. Damian Dovarganes / AP
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Los Angeles County firefighters battle the fire. Gene Blevins / Reuters
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The intense heat from the fire damaged two nearby buildings and forced the closure of Interstate 110 and the Southbound side of US Route 101. Michael Meadows / EPA
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Two firefighters in a ladder company fight the blaze. Michael Meadows / EPA
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The cause of the fire is still not known LAFD / EPA
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Firefighters spray water on the embers of the fire. Paul Buck / EPA

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