'This crisis is not over.' Boyle Heights fire keeps burning as officials warn of polluted air
Key takeaways
- With the Boyle Heights fire burning for a sixth straight day, here is an update on the latest conditions:
- Firefighters continued their campaign to pull apart the structure and get at the flames hidden inside as additional crews arrived from across the region to assist with the fire battle on Monday.
- Crews are using water cannons to blast about 12,000 gallons of water per minute at pallets of products that are burning on 65-foot-tall, 600-foot-long metal racks inside the storage facility, he said.
Firefighters work to put out the warehouse fire on Monday in Boyle Heights. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times) By Clara Harter and Salvador Hernandez June 22, 2026 6:17 PM PT 5 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
With the Boyle Heights fire burning for a sixth straight day, here is an update on the latest conditions:
Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore said he was hopeful that crews would extinguish the stubborn blaze burning inside a cold storage facility by the middle of the week and return the building to its operator, Lineage Logistics, on Friday.