The fire erupted after midnight where 16 people were living under the Los Angeles freeway, including a pregnant woman who was only weeks from giving birth. Three years ago, as part of a court order related to a yearslong lawsuit accusing the city and county of Los Angeles of not doing enough to address homelessness, a judge wrote he was concerned about 7,000 people living under freeways, calling it “unreasonably dangerous.” County supervisor Hilda Solis said officials have since set aside nearly $300 million to create 6,700 shelter beds, but rows of tents and makeshift shelters are still a common sight under overpasses and along highway ramps.
A fire in California, which erupted in storage yards underneath a Los Angeles freeway, put a number of homeless people in danger. Sixteen were evacuated safely.
A fire beneath an elevated Los Angeles freeway has damaged a crucial section of Interstate 10. The area was leased by the state through a program that is now under scrutiny.
A fire that erupted in storage yards beneath a Los Angeles freeway has renewed attention on the city’s inability to protect the thousands of homeless residents living in such perilous
Caltrans routinely inspected the site where the fire broke out and last visited Oct. 6. The company that rented the land from Caltrans said it's being scapegoated.