Arson was determined as the cause of a fire that closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing traffic problems for commuters. Investigators are trying to determine the number of people involved.
Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing major traffic headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters, California authorities said Monday. Gov. Gavin News om said investigators were trying to determine if one person or more were involved. He gave no other details. The fire erupted Saturday in two storage lots under Interstate 10. Construction materials combusted quickly and the fire grew.
It left many columns charred and chipped and the deck guardrails twisted. Crews shored up the most damaged section for the safety of workers clearing the debris. It’s still unclear what structural damage, if any, the blaze caused to the freeway. Beyond a massive traffic headache, the closure is expected to be felt well beyond the metropolis, including possibly slowing the transport of goods from the twin ports of LA and Long Beach, federal officials have said
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