- The weekend fire that closed the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles was set intentionally and likely arson, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
- He also said a structural assessment of the highway’s upper deck found it to be “much stronger than originally assessed.”
- However, Newsom said demolishing the most heavily damaged stretch of the highway is still a possibility and that over 100 columns were damaged.
- The fire Saturday erupted in two storage lots under the interstate, on which hundreds of thousand of motorist commute daily.
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Massive Fire That Closed Downtown LA Freeway Likely Arson, Will Shutter Road Indefinitely
Los Angeles firefighters mop up damage from a fire that severely damaged a freeway at an Interstate 10 overpass in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots beneath a major highway near downtown Los Angeles, forcing the temporary closure of the roadway. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
