One Dead after Fire at High-Rise Apartment in Downtown Los Angeles

A deadly fire broke out in a downtown high-rise in Los Angeles, which was once the Rosslyn hotel

By Summer Lin

Source Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Sept. 17, 2025

One person died after a fire broke out in the middle of the night at an apartment in Downtown Los Angeles.

One person is dead after a fire broke out at a high-rise apartment complex early Tuesday morning in downtown Los Angeles, according to authorities.

The fire was reported around 2 a.m. on West Fifth Street at the Rosslyn Lofts, formerly the Rosslyn Hotel, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire on the seventh floor, according to the LAFD. After the fire was extinguished, a person was found dead in one of the units.

"The fire was very challenging due to the fact that it was on the seventh floor ... When we have a building on fire, can't use the elevators. We had to track all of our equipment up seven floors," LAFD spokesperson David Ortiz told ABC7.

No other deaths or injuries were reported, according to the LAFD. The person's identity and other details also weren't immediately available.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.