Mayor Bass Establishes Voluntary Evacuation Center for Angelenos Living Near Alba Fire in South L.A.

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LOS ANGELES - Mayor Karen Bass today released the following statement as LAFD firefighters continue working to put out a fire at a warehouse containing flooring materials in South L.A.:

"Out of an abundance of caution, the City is standing up a voluntary evacuation center for residents living near the Alba fire in South L.A. LAFD Chief Jaime Moore, HACLA President & CEO Lourdes Castro Ramírez, and I met with residents from a nearby housing complex today, and we will continue to communicate with and provide resources to those living nearby. Angelenos with respiratory conditions should be especially cautious. The City will be in direct contact with residents to provide information about the voluntary evacuation center.

"LAFD personnel remain onsite and are working to fully extinguish the fire as quickly as possible. Representatives from the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Environmental Protection Agency have been onsite and will continuously monitor air quality in the area.

"No additional structures have been impacted by the fire. Traffic restrictions remain in place from East 50th Street in the north to Slauson Avenue in the south, and from Bandera Street in the west to Alameda Street in the east.

"I want to thank Chief Moore and the brave LAFD firefighters who have been working around the clock to suppress this fire and keep people safe. I encourage all Angelenos to sign up for emergency alerts at NotifyLA.org and LAFD alerts at LAFD.org/alerts."