Apartment Fire Investigated as Possible Arson

A fire that ripped through the West Hollywood apartment of "Twilight" actress Ashley Greene, leaving three people with slight injuries and reportedly killing one of Green's two dogs, was being investigated Saturday as a possible arson.

Firefighters sent to 1424 N. Crescent Heights Blvd., near Sunset Boulevard, about 9:50 a.m. Friday extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Paramedics examined three people at the scene for unspecified injuries, but no one was transported for hospital treatment, fire officials said.

The celebrity and entertainment news website TMZ.com reported the apartment was the home of 26-year-old Greene. The website reported from the scene that one of the actress' two dogs died in the blaze, but Greene and two other people in the apartment escaped safely.

Los Angeles county and city firefighters battled the flames at the building, which is near the border of West Hollywood and Hollywood.

The cause remained undetermined, but an investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Arson and Explosives Detail was under way.

Over the years, a variety of celebrities have lived in the building, known as the Granville Towers, including Marilyn Monroe, Rock Hudson, Mickey Rourke and Portia de Rossi.