Posted on 11/15/2007 4:56:46 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg
Black smoke rising in west Los Angeles over Baldwin Hills area.
Any word on this? There aren’t even news copters over this yet.
News reports saying large industrial fire in South L.A., southwest of Slausen and Western.
ping
Nuthin on CHP website yet. They’re usually quick to report traffic issues near fires.
Smoke’s gone so the fire must be out.
*UPDATE: 5959 S St Andrews Pl* KNOCKDOWN; 132 Firefighters; 36 minutes; No injuries
Don’t say “black smoke.” That’s racist. Say “smoke of color.”
Thanks for the ping. Beautiful day here, altho noticed some smog to the south.
Thankfully, wind has changed to onshore flow so the “smoke of color” will blow the other way...:)
Black smoke? Looks like they haven’t voted on a new Pope.
LAFD News & Information
Los Angeles Fire Department - Media & Public Relations
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Fire Consumes Hyde Park Furniture Factory
On Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 4:45 PM, 19 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 5 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 2 Arson Units, 2 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 7 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams and 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 137 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel under the direction of Assistant Chief Robert Franco, responded to a Major Emergency Structure Fire at 5935 South Western Avenue in Hyde Park.
Firefighters arrived quickly to discover a 200’ x 150’ one-story metal clad commercial structure fully involved with fire. The first-arriving Firefighters commenced bold defensive operations with master streams, only to have portions of lightweight structure collapse within moments of their arrival.
Though flames briefly threatened one commercial structure to the east, the fire was skilfully confined to the building of fire origin and extinguished in just 36 minutes.
There were no injuries.
Loss to ‘Cisco Brothers Furniture’ is still being tabulated. Firefighters will remain at the furniture manufacturing business until the morning, when LAFD Equipment Operators and Urban Search and Rescue Specialists will be deployed to assist Investigators in moving tons of debris to gain safe and efficient access to the interior of the building.
The cause of this Major Emergency fire remains under active investigation.
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I thought from the headlines that the Canadians bombed the Baldwin’s residence, just like in the South Park Movie.
Don’t say “black smoke.” That’s racist. Say “smoke of color.”
never seen clear smoke
I guess white smoke would OK
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