Crews battle massive Boyle Heights warehouse fire and ammonia leak; shelter-in-place order issued ^9.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Clara Harter - 6/17/2026, 10:58 PM

Indoctrination 14.3% - Appeal to Emotion 12.1% - Negativity Bias 9.1%

Shelter-in-place orders were issued in Boyle Heights on Wednesday afternoon as firefighters worked to combat a massive blaze involving an ammonia gas leak inside a cold storage facility. Los Angeles Fire Department ground crews, hazardous materials teams and three water-dropping helicopters were deployed to the conflagration at 1400 S.... more