Crews battle large commercial fire in El Sereno

Firefighters were working to put out a huge blaze at a commercial building in El Sereno Thursday evening. Sky5 was overhead.
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[@SN-nh6pq]

From NYC, PHENOMENAL JOB SKY 5. That is one of the best views I have ever seen.

[@davestark5560]

That gentleman near the end assisting our hero's with the hose line. Priceless. God bless our first responders .

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[@blake_edwards]

This is a great example of why fire suppression systems are so important.

[@DaleDix]

It's all about the money

[@ph11p3540]

@@DaleDix Money has no relevance once it's the law. They owners do not have a choice if the law says sprinkler systems must be retrofitted to older buildings.

[@deansimpson6618]

Pretty impressive display of water power. Good job, guys!

[@rkj4107]

That's exactly what I was thinking. That's what you call BIG WATER

[@bobdillaber1195]

I guess this just proves, Where there's smoke, there's fire, firemen and fools telling you what they would have done from their couch.

[@aridian6988]

chief was like: bring every ladder in the county

[@Ourpolyfam]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was only 10 of the 100 ladders in the area.

[@Jhihmoac]

There's gotta be some extremely flammable material stored in that warehouse to get that bad! Reminds me a bit of the Chemtool Plant blaze in Rockton, IL just a few months ago...

[@briankeith2127]

Thank you to all firefighters weather your paid or volunteer or a smoke jumper thank you again for your sacrifice time and dedication to your job and time away from your families and holidays

[@Nobrun1]

Excellent work. Without these firefighters this fire might have consumed the whole city.

[@jimbruce3923]

Thank you for a lot of long overall shots of the whole thing so we can see what is going on. Don't get to see that much. Usually we are looking at flames up close

[@halftimetelevision901]

Your Welcome 😁😁

[@anthonyparrish2281]

So

[@peterblack1639]

Looks like a pretty strong wind blowing considering the speed of the smoke coming off the fire.....

[@briankeith2127]

just getting ready to say that

[@Saucyakld]

Heartbreaking! Thank goodness for our fire fighters

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[@Carter-dv4hz]

These guys would be incredible at watering a garden.

[@mariopaoletti3609]

Dove risulta ,che tu fai meglio.

[@oscarfish1471]

When a building no longer produces money 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Insurance time! 🤑🤑🤑

[@andrewdaley3081]

Really im glad you pointed that out. 🇬🇧👍😂🤣

[@georgehasler142]

Good job by LAC FIRE Dept. and with the help of LA County Fire Dept to both depots always work safe

[@nancygarcia1323]

Sad that the firemen have to work so hard and dangerously risking their lives, prayers to them and their families, I hope everyone makes it out ok🙏🏻

[@JT-nu1oi]

They know what they got themselves into! Believe me they have it good

[@RSRivera613]

Yes they do.. I’ve done it for 15 years ..

[@salvadorgutierrez7373]

Well…yea that’s why they are firefighters.

[@meimeihechuan]

Exactly, well said. I just realized how much potentially toxic waste gases they must have inhaled during the firefighting process. Hope they all stay well

[@nala3038]

They know the deal when they sign up. It’s not for everybody

[@danielheartsill4269]

One thing that I don't see is how a city can furnish that much water in one location. The water pipes are only so big and can only carry so much water. But it looks like it does work, I just don't see how.

[@kevinwake8789]

There was another industrial fire at a pallet place in carson california, the day before. Another 2 in Compton back in Feb and March, I wonder if all 4 are linked as they are all within a 30 minute drive of each over. This one doesn't involve a pallet business.

[@vsiegel]

That does not mean anything statistically, it is almost certain just random. Even if they were at the same day, it would mean much less than one would expect, this is called the birthday paradox. It looks would look like arson, but it is far less sure than it seems. (With four on one day far less is still very probable arson)

[@davidglaum2538]

That is a big fire I am glad I didn’t have to pick up all the hose lines they are using.😳😩😔

[@ryanjosse4076]

Incredible

[@Mike-xv4vq]

wouahou le dispositif est très impressionnant, c'est fantastique de voir un tel déploiement de sapeurs pompiers sur un incendie, bravo pour le courage de ces hommes vous êtes des héros les mecs !!!

[@user-fk3fw6vy1i]

The same is burned out, this fire extinguishing method is obviously ineffective, and the water spray with insufficient water to cool down causes more toxic gases to be emitted. Fire departments should strengthen research on effective fire extinguishing methods.

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

If it's a movie prop warehouse...why doesn't somebody just yell "CUT!!"

[@trvman1]

There was really NO fire, this was all just movie props in action :)

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

@@trvman1 special effects

[@pbrfansebastianhernandez8404]

That is a monster fire

[@poppiarlin5612]

One option, protect exposures.

[@kozimandius]

I was wondering where they stored all the fire props for Backdraft...

[@luisfrayre_]

Used to be an old roller derby (derby dolls) but i think they sold it a while back, maybe the new owner wanted insurance $$.

[@yuehchen7308]

why let the fire escalate to such extend but thanks to the firefighters extinguished the humongous fire.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@KaydenMiguel]

This is crazy

[@claudettes9697]

I like old live news coverage as background noise, but fire might be too stressful. So sad. The scale is big I could be sick. Hope no one was hurt. 😳🫣 Covered in goose bumps.

[@locarvzla]

Suggestion to the journalist saying what was happening and then only the breathing of the one who displeased was heard

[@Lark_Vivian]

it's pretty cool when you cross the streams of water to make it more wide of a stream..like a water fall

[@DJHazzard]

Von so einem Feuer kann die BILD-Zeitung nur Träumen 😂☝

[@hottoddy6757]

No Aerial Platforms? LA city using the old straight ladders? More things change more they stay the same. Good job. Stay safe.

[@tjerkheringa937]

Nice to see that this burned all the way down. Spectacular.

[@jerrybuit3040]

Looks like good water pressure.?

[@osirismaximus2787]

Why does it always say "Crews" battle fire. Every news channel titles these segments as such. It should say "Firefighters" battle a fire. Just a very strange observation I keep noticing.

[@charleskrueser6304]

They sure like their tiller trucks out in CA.

[@InvisibleAmericaTV]

Insane amount of smoke we saw.

[@andrewdaley3081]

A lot of smoke would have done. 🇬🇧👍

[@robhouston6861]

As the fire is being brought under control, it's sounds strange but there's actually MORE smoke produced as the temperature is being reduced, so there's steam mixing with the smoke if you get what I mean

[@stevehamman4465]

@@robhouston6861 the fire was never BROUGHT under control!!! It burned itself out!!! That's what happens when you have 10 lines hitting the same spot , not on the fuel or flame! You need to watch this again!!

[@sandrasoares9262]

O hop very one is o.k Take care of yourself and be safe 💛Sandra s Thankyou for your time today And have a wonderful day 😊 good job keep up the good work to all.

[@rosewetzel8284]

Was this a fifth alarm fire?

[@hillbilly4555]

Not often you see a fire Seen thats organized , Me and 11 other skydivers landed on seen to help out the first responders. We all took are iPhones for communication but they said LowBattery

[@markevan1]

*scene

[@911NightRanger]

The FDs always train on where to park, and how to attack the fire. Urban fire scenes are always well organized due to their training.

[@mariem7244]

What do they want to build instead

[@timb8373]

Wow. Can the firefighters up on the ladders not see that their streams aren't hitting the hot spots or do they just not care? Water supply obviously is not an issue. No one seemed to notice or care about the hot spot to the left along the wall shared with the neighboring building. And at the beginning they appeared to be more concerned about the portion that had already burnt than they were about the area that was still raging and spreading down wind.

[@911NightRanger]

The ladders are up, but probably no firefighters on them. This is known as a "Ladder Pipe Operation." Common practice.

[@robhouston6861]

No firefighters at the top of the tower ladders. The hoses are controlled from the ground remotely. Believe me, the firefighters know where to direct the water stream . They have a much better ' Overview' of what part of the fire requires knocking down first, than you or I seeing this as a video image.

[@poppiarlin5612]

The idea is to protect against the fire spreading, not extinguishing with water. Fire needs 4 things, heat, fuel, oxygen and a chemical chain reaction. Allowing it to burn in the heavy fire area removes the fuel. Remember in California they will freak out about the water run off also. The hotter the fire the less pollution there is in the smoke.

[@etienne6773]

I agree with you totally. They just spray somewhere, whatever.

[@Exiledz_]

@@etienne6773you see the other replies saying why they do it, and still make a stupid comment💀

[@johnvandersall48]

that sand color smoke what is it

[@user-jm6ml2fe3r]

people think it will cause an everlasting fire in the well.

[@susancarden749]

What caused this huge fire?

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

Well i tried my best to find out about it but all of the articles i found said the cause was still under investigation. Sorry

[@aljefferson4862]

I really believe that someone is doing that on purpose. Just like the one in Elizabeth NJ.

[@terryheck9507]

That's one hell of a water supply atleast 12 master streams going

[@user-fl2wn5zr5z]

a lot of these fires are like a honets nest

[@pizzasubs]

Even though they had pretty much all of the truck s and everything working on the main part of the fire, guessing they really weren't too worried about that smaller one that was burning next to the freeway.....

[@mic7265]

Idk small brush fire surrounded by non-flammable objects vs a warehouse blowing potentially toxic smoke over the town

[@dynodon331]

Actually, they responded quite rapidly, given the circumstances.

[@user-jm6ml2fe3r]

that's the natural gas fire in swiss at the refinery.

[@pseudodoglover2124]

The fire is doused by the Firefighters or it just burnt out, because there is nothing to burn.

[@miguelgarrido5877]

Y porque no echan agua con espuma

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[@user-fl2wn5zr5z]

If it was just props lost and not other companies i have no pity they need to have this happen because if some actor used it or sat in it it is worth something so the movie industries take a loss big deal

[@peteacher52]

I suppose it has been thought of, but why not a couple of helicopters with monsoon buckets to dump on this and similar fires? I see on the map that there are reservoirs within striking distance.

[@Sheppart92]

That looks like there entire Arsenal of Ladder Trucks is mainly those Tower Ladder Trucks ^^ Not a Single normal Ladder Truck you see there ^^

[@truryderz82]

All tillers

[@user-jm6ml2fe3r]

the natural gas refinery started on fire in germany and switzerland, that's switzerland.

[@salvadorgutierrez7373]

Nothing but keyboard firefighters in the comment section. Summary so others don’t waste their time: “They ShoUld DrOp wateEr from AirPlane” “A hOmeLess dId it” “INSURANCE MONEY” “OmG weRe in a DrouGhT” “Did I mention, A homeless did it?”

[@cinthyasalas2360]

😆😆

[@dynodon331]

You forgot "It's an act of GOD"!!! Or Allah- or whatever...

[@raulzamoravargas336]

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[@eetuthereindeer6671]

Fire urgente bomberos translates to urgent fire fire

[@av.martinn3906]

There was one in Carson too kinda sus

[@peacockgrandma]

That was a HUGE fire!

[@andrewdaley3081]

@@peacockgrandma oh missus you are naughty. 🇬🇧👍

[@michaelmartinez8958]

being that high i better get benifits!!

[@TimmieVD]

More ladders please

[@Rosefinch_TetherPowerSystem]

It should use the extinguishing drone to shrow extinguishing bombs to put out fire.

[@gulnarabaeva1558]

🚒🚒🚒🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️👍💪💪 спасибо пожарной безопасности США)

[@johndemeen5575]

Just wasting water. Which California has very little of. And not getting any of ours. Thanks from St. Paul Minnesota.

[@46fd04]

At the start of the video, the firefighter with the hoseline is, unfortunately, having no effect on this inferno. I hope the News Agency called 911 to report the brush fire.

[@DaleDix]

El Sereno sounds like an 80s Mexican car.

[@bobcallahan2274]

I know that LA is a much bigger and busier department than mine, but as a 30-year fire service instructor I see something that concerns me. The fact the there are firefighters operating handlines within the collapse zone of what appears to be a now unsupported brick wall concerns me. There have been several firefighters killed in collapses of these walls in similiar situations, one being a collapse of a building in Lyndonville, VT when a St. Johnsbury firefighter was killed when the wall collapsed. The appreant lack of a collapse zone appears to me to be a major safety issue.

[@dynodon331]

So call the fire departments involved. I'm sure those who deal with these kinds of fires hundreds of times a year would appreciate your expertise. Maybe they never thought of that.

[@dbyers3897]

@@dynodon331 Yeah well that's just it. LA seldom gets fires, especially huge blazes like this. I agree with Mr Callahan's assessment. The handlines aren't doing much good & the FFs are exposed inside the collapse zone. No one is going to save this structure. Put water on the exposures to prevent it from spreading. But do it safely.

[@mariapreciado2592]

My preyers for everyone is there 🙏🙏

[@dynodon331]

Prayers. Just saying. 😊

[@user-jm6ml2fe3r]

all this mud they print over it confuses people.

[@user-ci5zp3vk4f]

Here is the fire

[@jimleech2364]

what,s this have to do with the Dodgers?

[@ssaassaa2662]

MasahAllah

[@nated1327]

No trains are going through the fire

[@ronbradley5631]

Good god it’s like master stream heaven!! Now that city has some water pressure or there is a bunch of dry toilets all over the city!! lol

[@micahcooper4505]

It looks like they are pushing the fire towards more fuel.

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

Thats a funny viewpoint

[@tatayrudybaldemoro6185]

Holy is he holy is he holy is he

[@michaelsorrells4649]

Large fire

[@user-dm8my8jw8m]

Mustang Crew , Looking again

[@10Haille]

To bad they didn't have the DC 10 air tanker . With as much water they can drop the could a big dent on the fire🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@halftimetelevision901]

Truck canons are wide open💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🔥🔥🔥🌊🌊🌊👩‍🚒👩‍🚒🐗

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[@michaelchamberlain4618]

May God bless you all name Jesus Christ Amen I love your show

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[@user-vh6xz4ey2k]

Тупо льют воду! Смотря что горит. А исходя из этого применить пену. Ну ладно, пенообразователь дорого. Так хотя бы брандспойтами шевелили. Нет, тупо льют в одно место.

[@user-if7vc1eq1n]

It's really a pleasant and beautiful scene. I hope to have such a scene every day. Oh yes, such a beautiful scenery will make people feel happy

[@TomDotCom2]

On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions killed 173 chinese people, according to official reports, and injured hundreds of others at a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin. It was a really pleasant and beautiful scene. I hope to have such a scene every day. Oh yes, such a beautiful scenery will make people feel happy

[@user-if7vc1eq1n]

@@TomDotCom2 Oh, the happy festival on September 11th, 2001 is even more enjoyable.😘

[@dynodon331]

@@user-if7vc1eq1n I'm so sorry your treatments at the asylum don't seem to be helping. I truly feel so bad for the misery you must be in. Were you born this way or did your parents beating you cause your condition? Or perhaps you were exposed to some toxic material in early life that has scared you so terribly? In any case, may you find peace in your tormented life. The rest of all mankind pray for your recovery. Lotus blossoms to you.

[@rickhorsley9383]

Lots of water but not much seemed to be getting at the fire

[@stevehamman4465]

My thoughts exactly. I mean , move the dam hoses around a little bit, spray the fuel and flames!! One ladder on left, tons of water at the same spot for twelve min!!!!!!

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

​@@stevehamman4465its to prevent spreading

[@rodneycaupp5962]

PLASMA FIRE............

[@migmigjohnson6083]

Let me guess, another food processing plant somehow "caught fire".

[@1dasergebnismussruckgangig196]

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[@roberthance5342]

It could be an insurance scam for money or its arson

[@boyonporis6177]

Api nya sangat kuat

[@weAreNotAloneHere]

Why have we not evolved past water yet?

[@robhouston6861]

Simply because water cannot be beaten when dealing with basic fuel fires, i.e. those fires fueled by wood,paper etc. Water extinguishes the flame, reduces the temperature of remaining fuel sources, and is readily accessible in most urban environments. Ofcourse electrical or oil fires have to be tackled with powder or foam agents, but at the moment, water is the best way of dealing with most fires. Interesting point you made though, perhaps in the future as water becomes more scarce we may have to revisit the question.

[@aridian6988]

@@robhouston6861 i mean i would think they would start developing new ways to put out fires this point more effectively with water. the current fire suppression seems fairly outdated compared to military or digital tech. you can only do so much with a manually aimed narrow stream. i'm thinking using drones or special nozzles to mist an entire area down to increase moisture content and reduce fuel loading, then hit the hotspots specifically after everything gets a little cooled. i think it might do more than blindly shooting water into a fire. on that note, why don't they develop automatic tracking systems with infrared cameras to accurately shoot water right onto the hotspots? im certain a large majority of water in this video just hit the ground and ran off, doing nothing to help with the fire. i guess the fire protection industry doesn't have enough funding to implement this at a mass scale, but at least these large cities should invest in a system like that.

[@brijeshs7126]

Very bad work from ladder fire figters.u have to Change direction of water to fire blowing places

[@DestinedForEternity332]

Ladder trucks pumping water in the same spot. Not an expert, but seems like you would want the water on the fire.

[@nala3038]

I’m sure they know what they’re doing.

[@robhouston6861]

Yep, " Not an expert" . Leave the decisions on where to direct the water to the experts.

[@bobdillaber1195]

@@robhouston6861 I'm not an expert but I'm going to tell the experts what they should do. Lmfao!

[@etienne6773]

I can never understand why the firefighters never attack the flames directly, but spraying the water somewhere nearby!!! I can even see what's burning but they avoid it by all means 😂

[@Exiledz_]

this is why you're not a firefighter🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

If you think about it, its pretty clear. They're trying to prevent the fire from spreading. Spraying inbthe middle of a fire this big will not help and it will just keep spreading to dry and hot material nearby. The most important thing is trying to prevent spreading. A flame this large couldn't even be extinguished faster than it could spread. Also its interesting how you decided to ridicule and laugh instead of honestly questioning and trying to learn why they do that. If you're an amateur and you find out someone with much more experience is doing something you don't understand, your first reaction really should be trying to understand and learn from it and definitely should not to ridicule them for no reason I even had to write this comment twice because when I was about to send it an ad appeared on the video and when I went to skip it, it didn't ask wheter to cancel writing and my text just disappeared

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