A fire in LA has been burning for days. What’s taking so long to put it out?

While warehouse fires are often extinguished in a day, the Boyle Heights blaze is on its sixth day. Here’s what to know Los Angeles firefighters are on their sixth day of battling a fire at a massive warehouse near downtown that stores frozen food. Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer, filling the air surrounding the roughly 500,000-sq-ft (46,450-sq-meter) facility. Continue reading...

Associated Press · Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 4:21 PM
California | The Guardian

A fire in LA has been burning for days. What’s taking so long to put it out?

While warehouse fires are often extinguished in a day, the Boyle Heights blaze is on its sixth day. Here’s what to know

Los Angeles firefighters are on their sixth day of battling a fire at a massive warehouse near downtown that stores frozen food.

Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer, filling the air surrounding the roughly 500,000-sq-ft (46,450-sq-meter) facility.

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