Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that the city will declare a joint state of emergency in response to the ongoing commercial fire in Boyle Heights. The fire, which began on Wednesday, has caused concerns about the health of the community due to the decay of frozen food products at the facility.
Emergency Declaration
The emergency declaration will grant the city access to state resources to help relieve local resources that have been used to combat the fire. Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore expressed concern about the potential biohazardous conditions that could arise from the decaying food products.
The fire has already caused a shelter-in-place order to be issued for neighboring residents, which was later lifted. However, flare-ups occurred on Thursday, and crews have continued to fight the fire, with smoke from the blaze impacting the region’s air quality.
Mayor Bass expects the emergency declaration to be issued in the afternoon after further discussions with Governor Gavin Newsom.
Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.
