A 38-year-old woman was taken to a burn center in critical condition after a mattress caught fire in an apartment on Los Angeles' Westside early Friday morning.

Los Angeles firefighters were sent to the two-story apartment building on the 10300 block of West Bellwood Avenue in Century City around 5:45 a.m.

Smoke was seen coming from a second-floor unit as crews arrived, the L.A. Fire Department stated in a news alert. • Los Angeles firefighters respond to a blaze in Century City on Sept. 12, 2025. (Bibi Lucille) • Los Angeles firefighters respond to a blaze in Century City on Sept. 12, 2025. (Bibi Lucille)

The flames were confined to a mattress in the unit where the fire started, the Fire Department said.

A woman, identified only as a 38-year-old woman, was found in critical condit

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