May 15, 2024

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Massive industrial fire shuts down LA freeway, Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency

New York Post

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday after a massive fire erupted at a storage yard, shutting down one of the busiest freeways in downtown Los Angeles.

The blaze was first reported in the early morning around 12:30 a.m. at a pallet yard underneath the I-10 Freeway near East 14th and Alameda streets, officials said.

It eventually spread to eight acres before it was extinguished.

Shocking video footage from KABC shows immense flames shooting into the sky, consuming a highway overpass.

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