Teramura Ki presented a performance by two of her students.

When the wind shifted northward.at which point the incident commander evacuated all firefighters off the roof and out of the inside of the structure.

I thought our building was the one on fire.(TOMOKO NAGAI/Rafu Shimpo)It took 150 firefighters to bring the fire under control and prevent it from spreading to any other structures.It was unclear if anyone was inside the building when the fire broke out.

The building has commercial space on the ground floor.but they were forced into a defensive mode.

with smoke ultimately pouring from lower-level windows in addition to the roof.

forcing fire crews into a defensive posture as they worked to douse the inferno.The event was a joint collaboration of the Little Tokyo Business Association.

The Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo hosted a community celebration for about 150 children and their families currently unhoused and living in shelters on Thursday.Hello Kitty herself welcomed visitors to enjoy the carnival atmosphere.

with one cool cat as the center of attentionat Riverside Art Museum (3425 Mission Inn Ave.