A fire in LA has been burning for days. What’s taking so long to put it out?
Key takeaways
- Firefighters work to put out a fire at a warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on 22 June.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleLos Angeles firefighters are on their sixth day of battling a fire at a massive warehouse near downtown that stores frozen food.
- Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer, filling the air surrounding the roughly 500,000-sq-ft (46,450-sq-meter) facility.
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Firefighters work to put out a fire at a warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on 22 June. Photograph: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Firefighters work to put out a fire at a warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on 22 June. Photograph: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Los Angeles Explainer. A fire in LA has been burning for days. What’s taking so long to put it out?While warehouse fires are often extinguished in a day, the Boyle Heights blaze is on its sixth day. Here’s what to know
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleLos Angeles firefighters are on their sixth day of battling a fire at a massive warehouse near downtown that stores frozen food.
Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer, filling the air surrounding the roughly 500,000-sq-ft (46,450-sq-meter) facility.