Sportsmen's Lodge Damaged By Fire

Above, yours truly, Mark Rosenthal and Glenn Thornhill at a Sons of the Desert banquet at the Sportsmen's Lodge in 1983. 

The historic Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City was damaged by an early morning fire.

According to Patch.com:

STUDIO CITY, CA — A stubborn fire badly damaged the iconic Sportsmen's Lodge in studio City early Tuesday morning. It took Los Angeles firefighters more than two hours to battle the blaze at the old lodge. No one was injured in the blaze, but the cause remains under investigation. 

Crews were called to the scene at 12833 W. Ventura Blvd. a just before 2 a.m. The fire was discovered in the event center kitchen, but it quickly spread, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters were able to put out the bulk of the flames within 90 minutes, but had difficulty with flames in hard to access areas between the first and second floors of the building, she said. Crews had to tear into the building's walls in order for crews to get to the fire traveling through the ventilation system. 

A crew of 57 firefighters battled the fire and a knock down was declared at 4:06 a.m., Stewart said.

To read more, go here.

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UPDATE:

I received the following update:

The small electrical fire that took place in the kitchen of the Sportsmen’s Lodge Event Center was minor. Thankfully no one was hurt and the property is grateful for the Los Angeles Fire Department's quick response. The Event Center should be fully operational by this Saturday, 1/19/19. 

As the property was actually not badly damaged in fire, would it be possible to correct your article to reflect this?