Firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday afternoon at a commercial building in Boyle Heights that sent a large smoke plume over the area near downtown Los Angeles.
The fire was reported at about 2:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Los Palos Street on the roof of the single-story Lineage cold food storage facility.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Smoke rising from the building’s roof, which is covered in solar panels, could be seen for miles around. At one point, firefighters were called off the roof, but video from NewsChopper4 showed LAFD personnel on top of the building as flames neared one end of the structure.
Several ladder trucks were spraying water on the roof.
A shelter in place order was issued for areas near the fire due to hazardous materials. Residents were advised to close windows and doors.
Details about a cause of the fire were not immediately available.
In August 2024, firefighters responded to a solar panel fire on the roof of the same building, a nearly 480,000-square-foot structure built in 2018.