Photograph: Richard Vogel/APLos Angeles declares a state of emergency after fire ravages interstate
Residents advised to use public transport as dangerous The crew's materials removed the burnt items, and the engineers examined the damage.
Los Angeles motorists should expect traffic snarls indefinitely as crews assess what damage has been caused by a raging fire that has closed a major overpass near downtown. officials said Sunday.
State Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon and directed the state Department of Transportation to request assistance from the federal government.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon and directed the state Department of Transportation to request assistance from the federal government.
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Hazardous materials crews removed burned materials from underneath Interstate 10 to make way for engineers to ensure the highway's columns and decking will withstand 300 000 vehicles typically travel this route daily, Newsom said at a news conference.
“Remember this is an investigation into why this happened and the hazards and structural design issues,” he said. “Can you open multiple lanes? Can the speakers be converted? Is it advisable to have a bridge deck to allow multiple lanes of traffic to remain open again?
Newsom said answering those questions would be a “24/7 operation,” but officials couldn't yet give a timeline for reopening the highway.
Passengers were It is recommended to work from home or take public transportation to downtown Los Angeles. The closure of I-10 between Alameda Street and Santa Fe Avenue will have a ripple effect on surface streets and other key highways, including Highway 60 and Interstate 5, the California Highway Patrol said.
The cause of the fire is being established. Flames were reported at about 12:20 p.m. Saturday at two warehouse sites in an industrial area beneath the highway, burning piles of wooden pallets, parked cars and support poles for high-voltage power lines, Fire Chief Christine Crowley said. No injuries were reported.
More than 160 firefighters from 26 companies responded to the fire, which spread to 8 acres (3 hectares) – the equivalent of about six football fields – and burned for more than 3 hours. Highway columns are charred and chipped, and guardrails along the deck are twisted and blackened.
On Sunday, the governor said the state is in litigation with the owner of the warehouse where the fire started. The lease had expired, Newsom said, and the owner was in arrears on subletting the space. “We knew about this property, about the tenant we knew about,” he said.
Toks Omishakin, California's transportation secretary, said highway storage sites are common throughout the state and country. He said the practice would be reviewed after the fire.
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At least 16 homeless people living under the highway were evacuated and taken to shelters, Mayor Karen said Bass. Officials said there were no immediate signs that the fire started at the camp.
Bass said the fire's long-term effects are reminiscent of damage from the Northridge earthquake, which destroyed freeways in 1994 .
“Unfortunately, there is no reason to think that this will all end in a couple of days,” she said.
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