Los Angeles mayor declares emergency over warehouse fire
Officials say 85 million pounds of food inside the warehouse could spoil as crews battle smoke, ammonia risks and hidden hot spots.
- On Saturday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency as firefighters continued battling a massive cold-storage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that ignited Wednesday.
- The blaze began Wednesday at a 500,000-square-foot Lineage Logistics facility, where burning foam insulation, suspected ammonia leakage, and melting solar panels have complicated firefighting efforts.
- Firefighters have relied on continuous helicopter water drops and fire retardant gel to contain the structure, while officials opened smoke respite shelters at Pecan Recreation Center and City Terrace Park.
- Mayor Bass stated the emergency declaration will ensure the city has resources to manage this "major, multi-jurisdictional incident" and address potential biohazards from decaying food inside the warehouse.
- City Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado raised concerns about long-term health impacts and cleanup in Boyle Heights, saying "Residents have lived through days of smoke, shelter-in-place orders, disruptions to daily life, and ongoing questions about what this means for their health and well-being.
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Washington, Jun 21 (EFE).- The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, confirmed this Sunday at a press conference that the state of emergency declared on Saturday by the massive fire of a cold storage plant in the Boyle Heights neighborhood continues. "The building poses important security and operational challenges, including large storage shelves that limit firefighters' ability to safely deploy manual hose lines inside the structure," the city's f…
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