Los Angeles will face a traffic nightmare following a massive fire Saturday that shut down the I-10 freeway near downtown.
The I-10 freeway’s closure reportedly will be indefinite, disrupting hundreds of thousands of daily Los Angeles commuters.
The suspected origin of the fire is a homeless encampment underneath the freeway.
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Newsom declared a state of emergency after a massive fire broke out in Los Angeles causing a major freeway to shut down. Many suspect it started in a homeless encampment littered with drugs housed under the freeway.
Did you know that in 2021 there was an average of 25 fires a… pic.twitter.com/oRcMRF27MN
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 13, 2023
Interstate 10 is closed in both directions in downtown LA between Alameda St. & East LA interchange. Caltrans is assessing damage from a fire under I-10 & will reopen I-10 as soon as possible. In the meantime, use other routes! Here’s a peek under the freeway. pic.twitter.com/tuuiegdCpV
— Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) November 12, 2023
“An estimated 300,000 commuters are impacted by the massive fire that damaged the 10 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles on…
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