Crews quickly doused a small attic fire in an upscale neighborhood near Cal State Long Beach Sunday afternoon.

The blaze broke out around 3:15 p.m. in the 1400 block of La Perla Avenue.

Firefighters tore open the house’s roof to get water on the flames. They quickly put out the blaze and nobody was hurt, Long Beach Fire Department Spokesman Jake Heflin said.

Fire officials couldn’t immediately provide any details on what may have started the fire.

The Long Beach Fire Department on the scene. Photo by Stephen Carr.
The Long Beach Fire Department puts out hot spots on the roof. Photo by Stephen Carr.
Crews tear into the roof of the home. Photo by Stephen Carr.
The Long Beach Fire Department on the scene of a residential fire in the 1400 block of La Perla Avenue. Photo by Stephen Carr.
The Long Beach Fire Department on the scene of a residential fire in the 1400 block of La Perla Avenue. Photo by Stephen Carr.

Jeremiah Dobruck is executive editor of the Long Beach Post where he oversees all day-to-day newsroom operations. In his time working as a journalist in Long Beach, he’s won numerous awards for his investigative reporting and editing. Before coming to the Post in 2018, he wrote for publications including the Press-Telegram, Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times. Reach him at [email protected] or @jeremiahdobruck on Twitter.