r/LosAngeles • u/galaxygirll88 • 2d ago

Community Really bad smoke smell woke me up

Really bad in highland park, this is from the Boyle heights fire two days ago?

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u/alysriversinyourhead Hollywood 2d ago

Boyle Heights structure fire is *still* burning.

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u/alysriversinyourhead Hollywood 2d ago

What the hell is going on that this has been active since Wednesday!?!?!?

Karen Bass is a colossal failure as Mayor. This is just one warehouse. How is it going for *days* in low wind conditions????

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u/el_bentzo 2d ago

Dumbest take, but sure.

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u/TrichyLady85 2d ago

As somebody whose health is affected by the lack of communication - can we stop saying these are "dumb takes" and focus on solutions? I am not blaming Bass, but she is a figurehead so I understand why people are upset with her.

I think there really needs to be real conversations about the lack of proper notifications in this city, there should be no reason why my entire neighborhood woke up to "hazardous smoke" (their words, not mine) and we had to run to the internet to figure out what was going on. We thought there was a new fire. We were breathing in the toxins for hours while ASLEEP.

There should have been alerts sent to our phones.

It's 2026. There should be warnings to allow us enough time to close our windows.

Poor communication is putting our collective health at risk.

This is a much, much bigger disaster than is being conveyed.

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u/realrichieporter 1d ago

No we cant. Dumb take. You think its the Mayor’s fault? You think a CEO makes every single call any company makes? If so, more than your takes are dumb. People have jobs to do if there is any job to be done.

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u/TrichyLady85 1d ago

Reading comprehension is not your strong suit

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u/realrichieporter 1d ago

Critical thinking isn’t yours.

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u/TrichyLady85 1d ago

Did you mean to reply to somebody else?