Overview
- The blaze began at the commercial storage building at 1400 S. Los Palos St. Wednesday, producing a thick plume of black smoke visible across Boyle Heights.
- The Los Angeles Fire Department deployed at least 80 personnel to the scene, including hazardous-materials teams and multiple engine and ladder units.
- Firefighters initially battled the fire from the roof but withdrew within about an hour as conditions grew dangerous and shifted to a defensive strategy.
- Authorities issued shelter-in-place orders for neighborhoods east of the fire and warned residents to close windows, turn off heating and air conditioning, and bring people and pets into interior rooms.
- The incident remains an active, developing firefight with containment, cause, injuries and environmental testing still unreported while aerial footage shows crews spraying water from a distance.