Story perspectives

Aerial Drops Quell Boyle Heights Fire, Arizona Blaze Shuts Highway

6/20/2026

Center

Aerial Drops Quell

Aerial water drops fought the Boyle Heights blaze as a separate Arizona fire shut a 23-mile highway.
Fire broke out at the Lineage cold-storage facility on South Los Palos Street in Boyle Heights, with crews remaining on scene.
Officials ordered shelter-in-place, telling residents to close windows, keep pets inside, and turn off air-conditioning.
The district extended a particle-pollution advisory while the Pocket Fire burned 500 acres, closing Route 89A.

Left

Lineage Logistics Fire

The blaze revived concerns about Lineage Logistics after firm was fined by the EPA in 2023 for mishandling anhydrous ammonia.
A fire at the Lineage Logistics facility prompted a shelter-in-place order and ongoing firefighting operations.
Mayor Karen Bass urged residents to stay inside, keep windows shut, and wear masks.
Firefighters deployed 110 crews, used helicopters, and removed lithium-ion battery forklifts from the blaze.

History

Historical Context

On April 17 2013 a fire at West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas ignited stored ammonium nitrate, producing a 2.1-magnitude tremor that killed 15 and injured over 160, exposing weak hazardous-material oversight. CSB findings spurred Texas’s 2015 ammonium-nitrate storage law and EPA penalties. The Lineage Logistics blaze in Boyle Heights echoes that legacy, prompting renewed city-wide safety upgrades.

1 of 3

Aerial Drops Quell

Aerial water drops fought the Boyle Heights blaze as a separate Arizona fire shut a 23-mile highway.
Fire broke out at the Lineage cold-storage facility on South Los Palos Street in Boyle Heights, with crews remaining on scene.
Officials ordered shelter-in-place, telling residents to close windows, keep pets inside, and turn off air-conditioning.
The district extended a particle-pollution advisory while the Pocket Fire burned 500 acres, closing Route 89A.

1 / 3