Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Port of Los Angeles fire contained Monday night
A fire at the Port of Los Angeles that burned 150 feet of docks and threatened a warehouse and ship was mostly contained Monday night, according to the L.A. Fire Department.
The NYK and APL terminals in Wilmington were evacuated, according to a firehouse tweet.
The flames broke out about 6:40 p.m. in the 800 block of South Fries Avenue, the majority of the fire was under control by about 8:30 p.m. and contained about two hours later, said Katherine Main, a fire department spokeswoman.
The four-alarm blaze underneath a steel warehouse also threatened nearby cargo ships, Main said. More than 100 firefighters fought the inferno from land, air and via several vessels.
The warehouse didn’t seem to catch fire, Main said, but the dock beneath it was burned. Four employees were evacuated and large cargo ships were asked to move away from nearby berths, Main added.
For more of the L.A. Times story: www.latimes.com
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