Man suffers severe burns during fire at apartment building in downtown LA

A man suffered severe burn injuries during a fire at an apartment building in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. 

The blaze broke out just after 5:30 a.m. on the third floor of a building in the 500 block of E. Seventh Street, according to Los Angeles Fire Department. 

Firefighters were able to extinguish the flame in a little over 15 minutes, a statement from the department said. 

They say that the victim, a 69-year-old man, sustained severe second degree burn injuries to 30% of his body. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. 

There were no other injuries reported.

Firefighters are working to determine what sparked the fire.