Firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday afternoon at a commercial building in Boyle Heights that sent a large smoke plume over the area near downtown Los Angeles.
The fire was reported at about 2:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Los Palos Street. Flames were burning on the roof, which has rows solar panels, of the sprawling single-story Lineage cold food storage facility.
There were no immediate reports of injuries. Details about a cause of the fire were not immediately available.
Smoke rising from the building could be seen for miles around. Firefighters were called off the roof of the structure and from inside the business, settling into defensive mode with water streams from ladder trucks.
A shelter in place order was issued for areas near the fire due to hazardous materials. Residents were advised to close windows and doors.
In August 2024, firefighters responded to a solar panel fire on the roof of the same building, a nearly 480,000-square-foot structure built in 2018.
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