Los Angeles cold-storage warehouse fire contained after burning for nearly a week
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Holly Yan
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A fire at a cold-storage warehouse in Los Angeles has been burning for nearly a week, with crews working to contain the blaze at a facility holding 85 million pounds of frozen food. The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported significant progress by Monday afternoon, and the threat from hazardous chemicals has been mitigated. The thick, noxious smoke has been visible across the city's skyline.
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As of Monday afternoon, significant progress has been made on containing the blaze, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said, and the threat of hazardous chemicals have been mitigated.
I expect that they will continue to make progress on this fire
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