Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter Aimée Osbourne escaped a deadly fire on May 19th at a Hollywood recording studio. Aimée (known also by her musical alias ARO), alongside the producer she was working with just made it out of the building located at 6600 W. Lexington Ave. alive. Tragically, an as-yet-unnamed man died in the fire whilst others also suffered from smoke inhalation but fortunately survived the incident.
The singer’s mother Sharon Osbourne wrote on her Instagram: “They are the lucky two (Aimée and her producer) that made it out alive, It is utterly heartbreaking that someone lost their life today in this fire & we are sending our prayers to this person & their family.” her post then continued. “What happened today was beyond horrific, I really hope moving forward that buildings like this are better regulated for fire safety. This building was a creative hub for music in Hollywood, a space that should have been regulated for fire code.”
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, two others who escaped from the building suffered from smoke inhalation (via LA Times) but they declined to be taken to a hospital. The inferno began shortly before 6pm local time on the first floor of the industrial building, which houses several recording studios and incredibly valuable recording and mixing equipment. The fire then spread to parts of the second floor, and according to the LAFD it took 78 firefighters a full 51 minutes to extinguish the rapidly spreading inferno. LA Fire Captain Erik Scott said the building’s layout and interior construction made for a challenging firefight; the recording studios had soundproofing, double drywall, and more than the usual amount of insulation, which concentrated the heat.
Rapper Maxxamillion who owned the studio told ABC7 that he lost his entire studio and $50,000 worth of equipment in the fire. He told the reporters “I opened the door, I saw smoke coming from across the hall, I immediately reached over to grab a jug of water. I threw it at the door, flames bursted. I tried to go back to my room and grab anything I could, but flames were everywhere, and we ran out the building, and that was it.”
The unnamed man who sadly perished in the fire was found dead on the first floor by trained LAFD dogs who were sent into the building. The Fire Department’s arson investigators are looking into the fire to determine the cause.
ARO who may have been recording new music at the studio most recently dropped the track “Against Mine” last month, which she wrote before the coronavirus pandemic. She said of her new single. “I really tried to capture the element of frustration that comes with not feeling like you can actually express how you really feel about someone, and then if you do, how they pull away, even though they might feel the same way. The ebbing and flow of that were fascinating to me.” You can view the music video for her latest track below.
