LAFD 1st Interstate Bank Fire

[stevo03lw]

anybody else upload the movie? deere850j1 closed their account unfortunately

[liquidus2172]

how come this didn't collapse while WTC 7 collapsed due to less fire?!

[mmitch230]

@liquidus2172 maybe because a 110 story building crashed into before it caught on fire...just a hunch

[liquidus2172]

@mmitch230 wtc 7 was barely damaged by wtc 1 or 2 falling debris and yet it collapsed!!!

[AmericanEvita]

I remember when this happened in May of 1988. I was 8 years old and I remember watching it in the news....what a trip back in time for me!...It's been interesting traveling over the years on Youtube...this, the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991, the LA riots of 1992, ah, memories...

[LOUDNESSrocks]

this building is now called "the AON CENTER"

[HoneySiegalSurvivor]

@LOUDNESSrocks do you know what was determined to be the cause of the fire? What is in the AON CENTER?

Is Wells Fargo there?

What happened to First Interstate Bank?

Honey R. Siegal

[4649kasumi]

My dads a firefighter and he was on this fire!cool huh?

[arbcqueen]

My husband was on this fire.

[nestychase]

Anyone have any video of "Fire! Trapped on the 37th floor?"

[stevo03lw]

i know thats gotta get on here somehow

[TINKRSJones]

Water damage from 12 down, smoke damage from 17 up. this building closed for about 6 months for repairs and major upgrades of the time.

[TINKRSJones]

To bad LAFD didn't listen to the Engineers at the time, the fire pumps were offline, engineers wanted to bring em on n LAFD said no, They also thought they were feeding water into the build, nope, around 550 psi in the pump room at the time, we run 570 now, all those Engines were dead headed at the FDC's, THATS why they were loosing hoses.

[arbcqueen]

And where did you receive your info???

[TINKRSJones]

The windows from about 11 to 17 still leak if the rain is blown to the side of the building, suppose everything can't be perfect

[TINKRSJones]

in response to ClareHolzer, this is a 24 hour building. Three shifts for engineering and two for janitorial. there is a lot of maintenance that goes into a building of this size. heavy maint. takes place when most tenants in the build. are gone

[TINKRSJones]

I'm an engineer in this building, on the same shift as the engineer that passed away responding to the call on 12. It's quite humbling to see actual film footage of the fire

[ClareHolzer]

I remember this. Drove past the building the next morning. Broken glass all over the street. I just wonder what the people evacuated on the roof were doing at work at 10:30 pm?

[bennjr]

They were just working there late to cath up I presume, at least that is what is said when they were played by Lisa Hartman-Black and Peter Scolari in the TV Movie about the incident called "Fire! Trapped On The 37th Floor".

[1sick95venge]

did they tear the building down or was it rebuilt

[SolForceJxn2]

The building is still there happy as can be. Although it's now called AON Center.

[RebelSoldier68]

This building is still standing, 2nd tallest building in Los Angeles. Tallest building in Los Angeles during the fire though!

It is now called AON Center.

[pinkist22]

reminds me of the Towering Inferno movie scarry

[policeofficer1988]

RebelSoldier68 i heard about the movie film fire trapped on 39th floor

[bennjr]

Close, but it'a actually "Fire! Trapped On The 37th Floor" you're thinking of with Lee Majors and Lisa Hartman.

[newsgary]

Code 20 for the Newsmedia to cover

a Major Fire

[policeofficer1988]

newsgary that is a big fire i was born in january of 1988

[newsgary]

That was a Code 20 Fire for the Newsmedia

[Boot4life]

whats a code 20?

[Stealthguy06]

@Boot4life LA it's news worthy event. Other jurisdictions it's officer needs assistance.

[radiotigger]

Was the film called "Fire trapped on the 39th floor?"

[policeofficer1988]

policeofficer 1988 says i haven't seen it

[hoopdancer417]

I found a made for t.v movie about this fire. I was digging throught some old stuff and found this V.S.H tape and had this movie on it and just finshed watching it. It was a good one old movie.

[LAFiregirl]

My husband was on this fire...

[SIMIHIGH2008]

i like those fire engines back then

[RebelSoldier68]

I finally found a video of this historic fire!Thank You!

[policeofficer1988]

Rebel Soldier68 that was the most devasting fires in los angeles history is that correct

[RebelSoldier68]

I am not sure about that.There has been alot of fires in LA.From Brush Fires to House Fires.You may want to check Miracle Mile Fire.

[GoLAcityFD]

no it wasn't the most devastating fires in los angeles the most are wild land brush fires as of today the station la Canada fires