Fires Erupt Near Freeways in Downtown Los Angeles

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (KNN) — Multiple fires erupted near or on freeways in the early morning hours of Wednesday, prompting response from the fire department.

Key News Network was at the scene of three of the fires overnight in the downtown area of Los Angeles near freeways, all of them a concern due to the recent pallet blaze that damaged the 10 Freeway last Saturday morning shutting down access to the heavily traveled thoroughfare.

A small grass fire at 1:28 a.m. was quickly extinguished at the northbound 110 Freeway on-ramp from LA Live Way. The origin of the fire is currently unknown.

At 1:58 a.m., there was a fire reported on 16th Street under the westbound 10 Freeway. A homeless shack was on fire, ironically made of pallets.

A brush fire was reported at 3:19 a.m. on the embankment adjacent to the 110 Freeway at Adams Boulevard. A witness at the scene stated he saw a homeless individual flee the area.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN