Legal Insurrection by Leslie Eastman 6/24/2026
State of emergency declared as smoke impacts region and millions of pounds of frozen food are jeopardized. The Los Angeles area can’t seem to catch a break.
This weekend, Los Angeles and California officials declared a state of emergency to support the ongoing response to a massive warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. The fire is still smoldering, producing intermittent flare‑ups, and driving extended smoke and air quality advisories across much of the region.
Mayor Karen Bass made the announcement Saturday afternoon after contacting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office for support.
Fire department officials have urged LA residents to stay indoors as massive plumes from the blaze at a cold-storage facility could be seen and smelled from miles around.
“While the LAFD continues making progress, this is a major, multi-jurisdictional incident. I’m issuing an emergency declaration to ensure the City has the resources it needs as this operation continues and to keep the community safe,” Bass said in a statement.
“The City and County have opened spaces for families seeking relief from the smoke, and we will continue working around the clock and doing everything possible to put this fire out completely,” she added.
While solar energy is being touted as “green’ current reporting indicates the fire is believed to have started in the rooftop solar array at the Lineage Logistics cold‑storage warehouse. It is believed the fire began during testing or contractor work on the solar system, but the official cause remains under investigation.
Lineage said it believes the fire started while contractors tested the third-party owner’s solar array.
“The fire translated inside the building underneath the roof, and we estimate that the fire is burning between the top of the pallets and all of the product and the roof space,” Ferrari said.
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