The fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. in the 200 block of Winston Street in a row of commercial units, officials said.

Two commercial buildings in downtown Los Angeles were heavily damaged by a large fire that broke out Thursday afternoon.

Arriving firefighters found flames coming through the roof at the empty commercial structure that is in its demolition stage.

LAFD tackled a blaze at a former Smart and Final store in Panorama City; 88 firefighters achieved knockdown in 42 minutes.