Los Angeles Cold-Storage Warehouse Fire Continues to Smolder; Newsom Declares Emergency
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Pooja Salhotra
Summary
A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon at a cold-storage warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles and continued smoldering through the weekend. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency, allowing state resources to be deployed to fight the fire. The blaze sent plumes of smoke across the region and crews continued working to extinguish it days later.
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bskyLos Angeles Cold-Storage Warehouse Fire Continues to Smolder; Newsom Declares Emergencynytimes.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe fire began in a cold-storage facility in the Boyle Heights neighborhood and was still burning on Sunday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared it an emergency, enabling state resources to be used to fight the fire.
A fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon at a cold-storage warehouse in east Los Angeles continued to smolder Saturday and send plumes of smoke through the region.
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