A massive commercial building fire broke out in South Gate, California, on Sunday, sending thick black smoke billowing across parts of the Los Angeles area.
LA County Fire Department wrote on X, “2ND ALARM COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRE | FS57 | 11800 block Industrial Ave South Gate | At approx 2:40 p.m., #LACoFD arrived on scene of a one story building with smoke and fire showing. Crews are currently in defensive mode.”
Videos circulating online showed dense black smoke pouring into the sky.
Officials have not yet released details about what sparked the fire or the extent of the damage to the building.
Authorities also have not confirmed whether nearby businesses were evacuated as a precaution.
As of now, no injuries have been reported.
Firefighters remain at the scene working to contain the blaze.
Witness reports
Several witnesses and local residents took to social media to report the incident.
One person wrote, “LA county is a bunch of fun right now. Besides the Garden Grove incident, theres two giant plumes from fires in the area. One looks to be by the ports and the other is east of the 605. Anyone know what the fires are?”
Another added, “Unfortunate Structure fire in South Downey area. Hopefully everyone got out before it grew too large.”
