Fire At the Sherwin Williams Paint Store on Sawtelle and Olympic, Damages Building

A fire at the Sherwin Williams paint store on Olympic Blvd near Sawtelle in West Los Angeles drew 3 fire companies on Sunday morning, 11/17. Firemen put out the blaze in a little more than an hour. The building was damaged and the smoke was visible throughout West LA.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. A recent survey says that homeless activity leads to over 50% of the fires in urban LA County.

It is unknown whether the paint store fire was related to a suspiscious fire at an AutoZone in Hollywood Saturday night. That strip mall fire destroyed an Auto Zone and Sushi Restaurant at Fountain & Highland in Hollywood. Fire fighters were able to save Fat Sals Sun Shop. The fire created a hazmat situation due chemicals from the Auto Zone store.