A landslide destroyed a home and three other residences were damaged in Sherman Oaks early Wednesday, March 13.
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters responded at 2:51 a.m. to 3741 N. Ventura Canyon Ave. regarding a large tree and wires down in the backyard of a residence and found a large portion of a hillside had slid down toward at least three homes, said LAFD spokesman Nicholas Prange.
Fox 11 reported several residents were evacuated from their hillside homes.
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According to reports from the scene, the recent rains have saturated the soil around the homes and could have played a factor in the landslide.
The city’s Department of Building and Safety was on scene accessing the integrity of the structures and hillsides, Prange said.
Inspectors red-tagged the residence that collapsed.