The Brief Neighbors say vacant buildings on a downtown Los Angeles block have caught fire repeatedly over the past two months, raising fears the blazes could spread. Business owners and residents say people continue breaking into the vacant buildings and are urging the city to secure or demolish them. Neighbors and business owners on a downtown Los Angeles block say they're living with a dangerous cycle of fires at vacant buildings, claiming the blazes have happened repeatedly over the past two months with little action to stop them. FOX 11 first reported on the problem in May, when neighbors warned that people were repeatedly breaking into vacant buildings on the block. Neighbors say they've repeatedly contacted Councilmember Ysabel Jurado's office, asking the city to secure the vacant properties before another fire breaks out.