Port of Los Angeles operations to resume; fire nearly extinguished
Most of the Port of Los Angeles’ terminals were expected to resume normal operations Tuesday evening after a fire that ripped through the wharf was nearly knocked down.
Brian Humphrey, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, said the fire continued to smolder and probably wouldn’t be fully extinguished until Wednesday morning. Firefighters were expected to monitor the area throughout the night by land and sea.
Port officials said all of the terminals in Wilmington were expected to resume full operations about 6 p.m., except for the Pasha terminal where the fire occurred. The Yusen Terminals International is set to reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
No injuries have been reported as a result of the fire, Humphrey said, which was sparked by a welding operation. On Monday night, the flames threatened a steel warehouse as it burned the wooden wharf underneath it.
Los Angeles and Long Beach firefighters battled the inferno using fire boats, scuba divers and ground crews.
The burning of World War II-era lumber pylons soaked in creosote prompted air quality concerns. A nearby elementary school was evacuated and the South Coast Air Quality Management District advised residents to stay indoors if possible.
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