Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots beneath a major highway near downtown Los Angeles, forcing the temporary closure of the roadway
A major highway near downtown Los Angeles was closed in both directions Saturday after a fire rampaged through storage lots underneath it. The fire sent towering flames into the night sky early Saturday morning. Daybreak revealed twisted guardrails and blackened, chipped concrete at an Interstate 10 overpass in an industrial zone. The California Department of Transportation sent personnel to inspect the highway, with detours established to ease snarled highway traffic.
The cause of the fire hasn't been disclosed. The fire department said the blaze burned through trailers, wood pallets and other things in storage lots on both sides of the highway, though firefighters successfully safeguarded three nearby commercial buildings. More than 160 firefighters from 26 companies responded to the blaze, which spread across 8 acres — the equivalent of six football fields — and burned parked cars and damaged a support for high-tension power lines.
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