LOS ANGELES — Eleven artists who maintained studios inside a Little Tokyo building owned by L for Lofts LLC have sued the owner one year after a fire devastated the space.

Artists Emily Eunnuri Lee Dobbs and Hedy Torres are part of the group who lost years’ worth of artwork, equipment and supplies and are still dealing with the emotional fallout from their losses.

Attorney Cyrus Shahriari said, “We filed it first and foremost to find answers for what happened. It’s unclear to us why or how the fire started.”