A huge fire broke out overnight in downtown Los Angeles, as an apartment building under construction caught fire and quickly spread. The fire—located on the north end of the city at the corner of Temple and Fremont streets—can be seen for miles and temporarily shut down the nearby 101 and 110 highways (all are reopen except for the northbound 110).
The LA Fire Department reports that there are a ton of firefighting personnel on the scene:
*UPDATE: 909 W. Temple St 90012* Over 37 Companies, 250 Firefighters on scene. - David Ortiz###
— LAFD Conversation (@LAFDtalk) December 8, 2014The fire was contained in about 90 minutes and the cause is unknown at this time, but the pictures are pretty stunning and show the incredible scope of the blaze:
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Omg. Insane fire in downtown LA off the 101. pic.twitter.com/oUw5B1lR3g
— Nickolaus Sugai (@nicksugai) December 8, 2014[via Buzzfeed]
