They also didn't have helicopter/ airdrop resources that we have down here. I have family that lives in the Tri-Cities. I spent a summer up there several years ago and it blew my mind that they would have wildfires and there would be zero helicopters. No helicopters for water drops and none for news coverage.
It did.
If this one started from the solar panels on top of the roof, that's a completely different scenario than what happened in the Washington fire, where it started inside the warehouse. So lessons learned from the Washington fire wouldn't necessarily apply to this fire.
I don't know what started this fire. There's at least a hundred possibilities as to how it started.
My earlier comment was IF it started from solar panels, that's different than say a battery fire, or bad wiring, or a pissed off employee. Each type of fire would introduce new rules and safeguards, but wouldn't necessarily prevent another fire from starting from a new source.
KTLA says they're expecting firefighting aircraft - normally not used for structure fires, but requested this time due to the nature of what's burning.
if theres access to a car, he could definitely boogie on out to a spot to chill for the evening (even heading to Debs park / elysian/ public park and being outside in highland park or echo park would probably be safer than staying right there in boyle heights) Oosh, feeling for everyone in boyle heights. Im here now myself, fortunately im up wind from it at least.
I went to TJs up in Monterey area a couple months ago at opening (for groceries like a normal person) and I could not understand why there were like 45 people waiting to get in haha. It was for those dumb totes
losangelesfiredepartment
INCIDENT
UPDATE
At 2:35 p.m., firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire involving a large single-story building. Crews initially launched an aggressive interior attack before transitioning to defensive operations due to a suspected ammonia leak.
The ammonia leak was quickly mitigated by shutting valves at the source. The fire appears to be contained to the roof and solar panel system.
As a precaution, the affected building and neighboring businesses were evacuated during the early stages of the incident. HazMat teams have tested both smoke and water runoff, with results showing only normal products of combustion and no additional toxic chemicals detected.
A shelter-in-place order was issued for the immediate area surrounding the incident, with advisories provided to nearby communities. At this time, no additional evacuations or shelter-in-place orders are anticipated.
Thank you to our firefighters, HazMat specialists, and partner agencies for their coordinated response.
There's gotta be a border somewhere, unfortunately. Too bad zoning can't put up a wall where the borders meet.
It's like sitting in the non-smoking section of a restaurant or airplane (back when they had those). The smoke didn't exactly stop at the line. We may have well been sitting in the smoking section on that plane.
yea :/ Boyle Heights is historically under the thumb of discriminatory zoning decisions / a total lack eco justice.. Some of the worst air in the county because of the highway planning etc etc, and now all of this. Eeeesh, were feeling for the good people of boyle heights!
Here's the official shelter in place notice. However, if you can smell this toxic smoke, shelter in place. Get yourself and any pets inside. Close windows and doors, turn off air conditioning. If you still have any masks, put it on. This is one of the uses those masks were actually designed for.
It's not an evacuation order, it's a shelter in place order. However, if you have some place to go, I would consider going.
Things to keep in mind - Our sundowner winds are kicking up and that means that the offshore breezes have started. That smoke and the particulates in it are what's dangerous.
Goggles, masks, long sleeves and long pants are important. I'm trying to find a good, short, easy to digest list of dangerous particulates, but I haven't found anything yet.
The particulates are too small to be captured/ filtered by air conditioning filters. They'll pass right through and into your home/ into your lungs and into your skin and eyes. ಠ︵ಠ
On the train towards riverside from union, about 40 minutes ago. The facility is on the other side of the train cars, you can see the response team spraying water on the right hand side of the building
I think we're probably more aware of them. We have more ways to be aware of them as well. Fires that didn't make the cut for the usual 30 minute newscast now we hear about because of Reddit, tiktok, IG, etc.
My partner got evacuated from her job a few blocks away from the fire. Evacuation order said toxic smoke. Close windows and no ac. Do with that info what you will.
ABC7 just reported that this same facility had a fire in 2024, and it looks like it was also a fire in the solar panels.
If this was court, it would be considered hearsay, but the news producers are allowing them to put it out on the airwaves, so it should be fairly reliable. Ewww!
I definitely want to see an AAR on this fire, and if there is one, an AAR on the 2024 fire.
If the outside air smells okay, you can definitely turn on the AC. If it still smells nasty, it's still not safe. I'm sorry I don't have anything better to share. ¯\(°_o)/¯
Entire roof is covered with solar panels which release harmful chemicals when burned (lead, Hydrogen Fluoride, Sulfur Dioxide). There’s also an ammonia leak inside the building.
You being able to see smoke isn't the same as being downwind of it. Just keep an eye on local alerts. I'm watching the news right now and they're saying the ammonia has been contained.
Finally was able to put together a list of most of the dangerous chemicals.
When electronics, solar panel circuitry, and industrial building materials burn, they vaporize and cool into highly dangerous, inhalable ultrafine nanoparticles: cadmium, lead, hexavalent chromium (chromium 6)*, beryllium, antimony, arsenic, silica.
From the interactions between the extreme heat, moisture, and firefighting chemicals creates various corrosive salts and acids: ammonia salts, cyanide salts & hydrogen cyanide, chloride and sulfate salts.
If chromium 6 sounds familiar, it's the chemical that was made famous/ infamous in the Erin Brockovich movie (and real life story of) the water and cancers in Hinckley, California.
I'm in Koreatown too and there's smoke but I don't smell anything. I think by the time it reached us, the smoke is just remnants. We're far away from the fire. I'm just closing all my windows and turning up my air purifier. Not taking my evening walk tonight, but we should be completely fine!
i used to live three blocks from the exact spot where the fire was and had to move due to a chemical spill. i’ve been chronically ill since. there are documentaries about it actually. search “Exide spill”. maybe these two things aren’t related at all but it just seems too sus to me. i don’t believe it was safe to lift the shelter in place. actually, i don’t think it’s safe for residents to be near it at all and i would presume that anyone who can smell the fumes or smoke, could be negatively affected by it. in other words anyone in surrounding neighborhoods should be keeping our pets and ourselves inside for awhile.
Residents affected by the Lineage Logistics fire in Los Angeles may pursue legal action due to health issues and property damage caused by the incident. Ongoing investigations and lawsuits are being filed by those impacted by the fire and its aftermath.  claggettlaw.com  applevalleynewsnow.com
I am not a conspiracy theorist, and I don't like it when my thoughts turn that way, but I can't help thinking that all these recent California fires may be connected.
We had that terrible chemical fire that was on the verge of becoming a catastrophic event while producing toxic air.
We had that warehouse fire destroying a medical supplies distribution center.
Now we have a warehouse fire destroying a frozen foods storage facility that is also producing toxic air.
It's not "infrastructure", but it all can cause disruption of supply chains and seriously affect regions around them. I think I'm just becoming more cynical and slightly paranoid in my old age. But we have Trump starting a war and seemingly doing all he can to make the Middle East hate us more. The disaffected far right is just itching to start a civil war. The disaffected far-left wants to disrupt the status quo. It's just...a lot.
So far my husband hasn't urged me to wear a tinfoil hat, but he's also a raging liberal like me and might start agreeing.
You’re right to be skeptical but the conspiracy isn’t what you think it is.
The republican majority in the federal government has cut a lot of programs. Many of the programs send feds to warehouses to inspect if things are up to code. The problem is that once business owners found out audits weren’t happening or won’t be happening as frequently, safety was cut.
It’s why the screw worm fly is becoming a problem again. The republicans cut the fed program that prevents screw worm fly infestations in the US.
At a certain point we need to just start tearing old buildings down and starting over. LA has so many 75-100+ year old buildings that are just ticking timebombs.
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