Firefighters battled an ongoing warehouse blaze at a facility in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, on 20 June 2026, as heavy smoke continued to blanket the wider metropolitan area. (Xinhua via NationPress)
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles declared a local emergency on Saturday, 21 June 2026, in response to a warehouse fire that broke out on Wednesday and spread heavy smoke across the LA metropolitan area for several days. (Xinhua via NationPress)
A firefighting helicopter conducted water drops over the burning facility in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, on 20 June 2026, as crews worked to contain a warehouse fire that had been burning since Wednesday. (Xinhua via NationPress)
Dense smoke poured from the burning warehouse facility in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, on 20 June 2026, spreading across the Los Angeles metropolitan area for several consecutive days and prompting a public health concern. (Xinhua via NationPress)
Thick smoke billowed from the Boyle Heights warehouse facility on 20 June 2026, with the plume reportedly spreading across greater Los Angeles for several days — a key factor behind Mayor Karen Bass's emergency declaration. (Xinhua via NationPress)
Aerial firefighting crews deployed helicopters to drop water on the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, on 20 June 2026, as the blaze — which ignited on Wednesday — continued to resist containment efforts. (Xinhua via NationPress)
Ground-based firefighters worked at the fire-hit warehouse facility in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, on 20 June 2026, part of a multi-day emergency response that led Mayor Karen Bass to formally declare a local emergency on 21 June 2026. (Xinhua via NationPress)