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C Moon

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19. From what I read, a fire engine was destroyed.

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #16)

Mon Nov 13, 2023, 02:54 AM

Nov 2023

I agree, why the hell aren't the freeway areas more protected—especially one as busy as the 10 freeway in downtown L.A.?

But listen to me....hindsight is 20/20. Hopefully something can be done to prevent more of this.

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Enormous fire under LA freeway burns [View all] BigmanPigman Nov 2023 OP

That overpass is trashed. hunter Nov 2023 #1

There was a huge freeway fire in Phila on I-95 but BigmanPigman Nov 2023 #2

The Biden administration helped the I-95 project IbogaProject Nov 2023 #7

It that do-able to this freeway? BigmanPigman Nov 2023 #9

Homeless under it ? Captain Zero Nov 2023 #3

It's very likely someone's cardboard shack or decrepit motor home caught fire. hunter Nov 2023 #4

It started in a storage facility Demobrat Nov 2023 #5

It wouldn't surprise me if was a homeless-related fire: there were several nearby C Moon Nov 2023 #6

Might just be a sloppy business IbogaProject Nov 2023 #8

Yes. Actually, that does sound like what it was. C Moon Nov 2023 #18

It's a little early to say. I'm also thinking it was started accidentally by a homeless person. nt TeamProg Nov 2023 #10

A fire like that burned in Atlanta under a freeway relayerbob Nov 2023 #11

Monday morning traffic into Downtown LA on the 10 will be a nightmare. SunSeeker Nov 2023 #12

Pallet yard underneath the freeway NOT caused by unhoused, they're victims. quaint Nov 2023 #13

Glad Newsom declared an emergency, it certainly is. SunSeeker Nov 2023 #14

I read the comments to the You Tube BigmanPigman Nov 2023 #15

Palet yards are huge campfires waiting to happen Cheezoholic Nov 2023 #16

Apparently, strangely. quaint Nov 2023 #17

From what I read, a fire engine was destroyed. C Moon Nov 2023 #19