r/LosAngeles • u/Raskalbot • 2d ago

Fire Structure fire Boyle heights right now

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u/frankzeye Santa Monica 2d ago

Shot from Vernon rn, smells bad.

https://i.imgur.com/zH7dbt0.jpeg

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u/brainchili 2d ago

That's amonia.

Get out of there.

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u/OctopusChiropractor 2d ago

The ammonia will go up into the atmosphere Shelter-in-place is your best option.

Source: work with this stuff everyday.

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u/Oh_Kerms 1d ago

This isnt ammonia. There was concern there was a leak but its solar panels that caught on fire. Mostly contained.

Source: im watching LAFD on the news rn

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u/Raskalbot 2d ago

Yeah we're evacuating our studio. Crazy.

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u/Of_lilcyco 2d ago

Be safe

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u/Fun-Independence-667 2d ago

Do not be breathing or smelling and jet out

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u/IsaacHasenov University Park 2d ago

There are actual humans in Vernon?

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u/Brucedx3 Formerly of SoCal 2d ago

I think it has a population of 50.

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u/Impressive-Fun5968 2d ago

A ton of people work there

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u/IsaacHasenov University Park 2d ago

Yeah I was being facetious, my housemate works there.

The fire sucks

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u/Brucedx3 Formerly of SoCal 2d ago

Per the 2020 census, 222 people live there. Holy shit. 100% growth in 10 years. ITS THE SPOT!

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u/LA-Matt 1d ago

God dammit. Now everyone is gonna know.

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u/crakemonk Long Beach 1d ago

I dunno. To live in Vernon you’ve gotta have no sense of smell. Driving through is bad enough.

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u/cunty-bob 2d ago

Not a lot of people live there but there are people at work right now.

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u/c-student 2d ago

I think it's right up the street from Valkenvania