Flames re-ignited inside the massive cold storage facility in Boyle Heights on Friday night, sending huge plumes of smoke into the air.
“Due to an expected change in wind conditions, there was a flare-up inside the structure, which was anticipated by crews on scene,” according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. “More smoke is currently visible in the area of this incident; however, there is no additional hazard. Crews will continue to flow large amounts of water into the building for an extended period of time.”
Battalion Chief Nick Ferrari with the Los Angeles Fire Department said during a press briefing that this is going to be a prolonged battle.
“You're going to see this fire ebb and flow through different conditions of smoke,” he said. “The smoke will go away, and it will look like we have the fire out, and then 10 minutes later, it could flare up again. This is all predicted, and it's all part of our strategy to effectively attack this fire.”
The multi-day firefight started on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Los Palos St. While firefighters said they contained the fire later that night, they found pockets of fire inside a freezer container, NBC 4 reported.
On Thursday, a shelter-in-place order was issued for the neighborhood in Boyle Heights around the warehouse so firefighters could ventilate smoke from inside the building. The order was lifted late Friday morning.
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