Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency on Saturday (June 20) over a large warehouse fire that has burned for several days.

Flames swept the roof of a massive warehouse in the city’s historic Boyle Heights neighborhood near downtown on Wednesday (June 17), quickly spreading across the building's solar panels, belching thick clouds of smoke and ammonia gas that prompted a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents.

As part of the emergency declaration, Bass asked the state government to expedite access to state and federal resources and other disaster relief programs.

The mayor also requested that the state waive regulations that may hinder response efforts. The city of Los Angeles and L.A. county have opened locations for families seeking relief from fire-related smoke and fumes.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 20, 2026) (ABC AFFILIATE KABC - No use USA / No archive) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS AERIAL FOOTAGE OF SMOKE RISING FROM FIRE AT LINEAGE COMPANY WAREHOUSE IN BOYLE HEIGHTS

2. AERIAL FOOTAGE OF FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTER WORKING

3. VARIOUS AERIAL FOOTAGE OF FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES NEAR WAREHOUSE

4. AERIAL FOOTAGE OF SMOKE RISING FROM FIRE AT WAREHOUSE

5. VARIOUS AERIAL FOOTAGE OF FLAMES SEEN AT WAREHOUSE

6. VARIOUS AERIAL FOOTAGE OF SMOKE RISING FROM FIRE AT WAREHOUSE

INTERNET (JUNE 20, 2026) (MAYOR KAREN BASS WEBSITE - Must on-screen courtesy Mayor Karen Bass) (MUTE)

7. SCREEN RECORDING OF STATEMENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF LOS ANGELES MAYOR, KAREN BASS, TITLED (English): "MAYOR BASS ISSUES DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO FIGHT WAREHOUSE FIRE IN BOYLE HEIGHTS"

8. SCREENSHOT OF TOP SECTION OF STATEMENT

9. FIRST PARAGRAPH OF STATEMENT, READING (English): "LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today issued a Declaration of Local Emergency to ensure the City has the resources it needs in the days ahead to continue making progress to put out the large warehouse fire in Boyle Heights." / PARAGRAPH BEING HIGHLIGHTED