The Dorothy Mae Apartment-Hotel fire was a September 4, 1982, arson that killed 25 people in Los Angeles, California, in the United States.

[2] In 1985, Humberto Diaz de la Torre was convicted of starting the fire and sentenced to 625 years in prison.

[3] de la Torre started the fire with gasoline and a match in response to an argument with his uncle, who lived in the building.

[5] The Dorothy Mae building, located at 821 Sunset Boulevard, was constructed primarily of bricks and had been opened to tenants in 1927.

"[8] The November 15, 1973, Stratford Apartments fire also killed 25 people in Los Angeles.