An deserted home in Hollywood that was taken over by a bunch of homeless squatters just lately burned down, in a improvement that ought to shock completely nobody.
Neighbors repeatedly complained to town that the home had been taken over by squatters. Police would come and the squatters would disappear, then simply come again the second the police had been gone.
You’d assume the individuals of southern California have had sufficient of fires after the previous few months, wouldn’t you?
FOX 11 in Los Angeles reported:
Vacant Hollywood dwelling burns down after string of fires allegedly attributable to squatters
A vacant Hollywood dwelling burned down Thursday, one week after FOX 11 was first to report on homeless squatters taking on the constructing.
Thursday morning’s damaging blaze alongside the 1700 block of Wilton was the fourth fireplace on the location in about two weeks.
“It’s nearly comical,” mentioned Jeanne Rice, a neighbor. “I’m type of laughing a bit bit, as a result of it’s like a joke. We’ve been tortured over it.”
Rice is one among a number of neighbors on Wilton who’ve complained to metropolis officers for months about two vacant properties on the road taken over by squatters.
Close by residents have reported public drug use, fixed nudity, massive fires, and a normal disregard for legal guidelines.
“If there are deserted buildings on the road, they will’t be mendacity there for like a yr with out being knocked down,” mentioned Carolita Blythe, one other neighbor. “As a result of, individuals with out properties are going to enter the buildings.”
See the video report beneath:
LATEST: One of many properties in Hollywood we reported on final week, taken over by squatters, has burned down. Close by residents are demanding accountability. #hollywood #losangeles pic.twitter.com/j8TR9yCeVW
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) May 2, 2025
After wildfires destroyed hundreds of properties in southern California earlier this yr, town and state have completely no excuse for this. They need to be on excessive alert for fires began by homeless individuals with a zero tolerance coverage. What an completely predictable failure.
