{"id":2098806,"date":"2023-11-14T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-interstate-10-fire-caused-by-arson\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:02:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:02:59","slug":"los-angeles-interstate-10-fire-caused-by-arson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-interstate-10-fire-caused-by-arson\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Interstate 10 Fire Caused By Arson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-interstate-10-fire-caused-by-arson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2098806&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Firefighters assess\u2062 the damage from a \u2062intense fire under Interstate 10 that severely damaged the \u200doverpass in an industrial zone\u200b near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Authorities \u2064say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that\u200b burned\u200b trailers, cars and \u200cother \u2062things in storage lots beneath a major highway near downtown \u200dLos\u200b Angeles, forcing the\u200b temporary closure\u2064 of the roadway. \u2064(AP Photo\/Richard Vogel)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a> <br \/>1:46 PM \u2013 Tuesday, November 14, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Authorities\u200d believe that the fire that closed down Interstate 10 \u2064in California was caused by an arsonist.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On \u200dMonday, California \u200bauthorities stated \u200bthat\u2064 the reason\u2063 for the big weekend fire that scorched and closed a crucial portion of a Los Angeles\u2062 freeway was caused \u2062by arson, which also resulted in severe traffic jams.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Interstate 10 is closed\u200b in both directions in downtown \u200cLA\u200b between Alameda St. &#038; East LA interchange. Caltrans\u2064 is assessing damage from \u2064a \u2063fire under I-10 &#038; will\u2063 reopen I-10 \u2064as soon as possible. In \u2063the\u200d meantime, use other routes! Here\u2019s a peek under the freeway. \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tuuiegdCpV\">pic.twitter.com\/tuuiegdCpV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caltrans District\u200b 7 (@CaltransDist7) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaltransDist7\/status\/1723619463520805135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Governor Gavin Newsom\u200d (D-Calif.) stated that\u200c investigators are now trying to figure out just how\u2062 many\u2062 people\u200b were involved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI have \u2062to stress that we\u200d have\u200c determined what started the fire,\u201d Newsom \u200ctold reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2064 Los Angeles Fire\u2064 Department (LAPD) reported the fire at \u20641:46 a.m. \u2064PT at a storage yard beneath\u2062 the 10 Freeway, located at Alameda and 14th streets in downtown \u2064Los Angeles on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>A SigAlert \u200cwas issued, resulting in the closure of the freeway and subsequent traffic congestion.<\/p>\n<p>Under the\u200c freeway, a substantial amount of combustible materials, including pallets, shipping containers, and vehicles, fueled the fire. Firefighters unleashed over 1,000 gallons of water \u2062per minute\u2062 to put out the blaze, surpassing the\u200d hydrant system\u2019s capacity, according to Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>Homeless encampments and storage containers were nearby, contributing\u2064 to the intensity of the fire. The elevated temperatures resulted in structural damage to \u2063the freeway and partial melting \u2064of\u200d the front of a fire truck. The fire\u2019s severity led it to cross the street, penetrating another storage yard.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-interstate-10-fire-caused-by-arson\/\" title=\"Los Angeles Interstate 10 Fire Caused By Arson\">heat \u200cmelted guard rails<\/a> on the off-ramp \u200cand affected some freeway\u200d pillars.\u200d The closure of the freeway will continue until Caltrans ensures its safety. Traffic was redirected eastbound at \u200bAlameda and\u2064 westbound\u200c at Santa Fe.<\/p>\n<p>Early testing\u200b indicates that the deck \u201cappears to \u2063be much stronger than originally\u200b assessed,\u201d according \u200cto Newsom. The \u200bsuperstructure, decks, and \u2063columns were\u200d sampled on Monday for concrete and rebar, which will be used to decide \u201cwhether or not we\u2019re tearing \u2063this down \u200band replacing it, or we\u2019re continuing\u200b the recovery \u200dand repairs,\u201d \u200dhe stated.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Highway\u200b Administrator Shailen Bhatt spoke to the press saying that it is still too early to tell how long it will\u2064 take for the \u200bhighway\u200d to\u200d be repaired. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t going to be resolved \u2064in\u2063 a couple \u200dof days, and it\u2019s not going to take a\u200b couple years,\u201d  Bhatt said. \u201cBut whether it\u2019s weeks or months, we\u2019re still too early\u2062 to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After searching through the debris for\u2064 evidence, investigators have determined\u200c the origin of \u200bthe fire and its cause, \u2062according to California Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant. However, they\u200c did not reveal the \u2064specifics\u200b of their findings. There \u200cisn\u2019t any suspicious information yet, he said. <\/p>\n<p>He also\u2064 mentioned that they \u2064are speaking with witnesses, which includes local\u2062 business owners and homeless \u200bpeople in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200bReceive breaking \u200dnews blasts directly to \u2063your\u200b inbox\u2063 for \u2063free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Since the end \u200dof World War two and the Holocaust, the German government \u200dsays they\u200b have learned\u200c from their nation\u2019s history, and \u2063stand firmly with the Jewish \u200bpeople. \u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Republicans\u200c hold a\u2063 Congressional hearing \u200don injuries allegedly caused by the\u2062 COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As crime surges in major \u200ccities \u200daround the country, \u200dmany people, including Elon\u200d Musk, \u200dare casting blame, \u2063at \u200cleast in part, \u2062on Billionaire George\u2062 Soros and the soft-on-crime prosecutors he helped elect. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As\u200b this year\u2019s APEC Summit kicks off in San Francisco, an effort to clean-up the\u200d city\u200b draws criticism.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chinese\u2063 companies are buying \u2064up U.S. chipmaking equipment despite a raft of new export curbs aimed at advances in the country\u2019s semiconductor industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2063 FBI has struggled to stop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-struggled-to-disrupt-dangerous-casino-hacking-gang-cyber-responders-say\/\" title=\"FBI struggled to disrupt dangerous casino hacking gang, cyber responders say\">hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang<\/a> that\u2019s been tormenting\u200c corporate America over the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft and Google will not \u2064challenge\u2062 an EU \u2064law \u2062requiring them \u200dto make \u2064it easier for users to \u200bmove between competing services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden\u2019s administration announced steps \u2062aimed at \u2064freeing up additional wireless spectrum \u2063for advanced technology needs and soaring wireless demand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062What is \u2064the estimated timeframe for completing \u2063the repairs \u2062and\u2063 recovery work on Interstate 10 in \u200bCalifornia?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  O stay updated.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u200cinvestigation into the \u2062arson that \u2064caused the fire on \u200dInterstate \u200d10 in \u2064California is still in progress, with authorities \u2064trying to determine the number of individuals involved.\u2063 Governor Gavin \u200dNewsom has stated that they have determined the\u200b cause of the fire \u200bbut did not provide any\u200d specific details. The fire, which resulted in the closure of\u2063 a crucial portion of the freeway and severe traffic jams in Los\u200d Angeles, started at a storage yard \u2063beneath the freeway. \u2064The fire was fueled by a significant amount\u2063 of combustible\u200d materials, \u200cincluding pallets, shipping containers, and vehicles.\u200b Homeless encampments\u2062 and\u200d storage containers nearby intensified \u200cthe fire, causing structural \u2064damage to the freeway and even\u200c melting guardrails and affecting freeway pillars. The closure of the freeway will continue \u200buntil repairs and recovery work are completed. While early testing indicates that\u200c the freeway&#8217;s deck is stronger than initially assessed, concrete and rebar sampling is being conducted to determine the \u200bextent of \u200crepairs needed. Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt mentioned that it is \u2062still too early to provide an estimated timeframe for the repairs. Investigators have discovered the origin and cause of the fire through their search in \u2064the debris, but no suspicious information \u200bhas been revealed yet. Witness interviews\u200d are\u200c being \u2064conducted to gather more \u2064information about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the fire on Interstate 10 \u200bin California caused significant damage and traffic disruptions. The investigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters assess the damage from a intense fire under Interstate 10 that severely damaged the overpass in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. 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