I Rode into the MASSIVE I-10 Fire Aftermath in Downtown LA And Saw This..

[@MsRideNShine]

You have a journalist spirit somewhere inside of you lol covering LA’s local news on BMX

[@LVX777]

Hicks is doubling as an independent journalist. Respect bro!

[@TechOttawa]

Ha, great vid - I saw those fires and thought "that looks like a fire John would check out" - BOOM - video drops!!

[@Candide1776]

Stay safe out there John. Incredible content, by the way.

[@50WTLYD]

John Hicks navigating the gritty streets of L.A. once again. Great job

[@chriscolfels5683]

Storing pallets under an overpasses so when it ignites it becomes a huge pizza oven.Makes no sense

[@garrettsmith5747]

I seen on the news and came straight to this channel for better coverage then the news 🤣

[@HeavyWeightHank]

Those skills give me anxiety riding like that 😂😂looks fun though

[@shotsimple3445]

1:36 shout out AXN News, he was the first on scene check out his live stream on his channel from start to finish the fire burns out of control for a few hours on his stream. Dope footage.

[@Vexaful]

That’s crazy and stay safe John

[@shotsimple3445]

25:38 the reason the concrete was damaged like that is because the rebar inside the concrete got too hot and expanded causing the spalling. Usually happens when the rebar gets rusty from being exposed to the elements but in this case the cause was extreme heat from the fire.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

That's odd my BBQ grill is made of metal and it doesn't melt when I make hamburgers. I see lots of fires these days with molten metal.

[@shotsimple3445]

@@TheAgentAssassin although steel does melt, I never said it melted. I said it expanded which caused spalling in the concrete. Believe or not steel (or metal as you called it) expands when heated and contracts when cooled. Steel rebar incased in concrete under extreme heat will expand and cause the concrete to crack and disintegrate (proper term is Spalling) Also, the heat produced from this fire would have been 3 times the amount your grill produces and would have been temps well over the 1000 degrees Celsius (1800 degrees Fahrenheit) and this fire also burned out of control for 3-4 hours and continued to smoulder for hours after that.

[@stoneyj1a1]

Wow, what are you riding? A Dyno from the 90s? Cool bike

[@ExploringTheWestCoast]

I was waiting for this one! 🤙

[@richtheory.]

Probably going to be a month before that road opens!

[@zzzkid6135]

love your videos bro keep up the grind 🔥🔥🔥

[@LAkeshow17]

iT wAs ArSoN!! For sure bum fire

[@bigr2dog]

Blessing go out to the fire 🔥 fighters.

[@kplante7881]

Thanks for sharing…!

[@JEK]

thanks for the ride that was awesome

[@OYARZABALLLLLL-MA-RIBS]

Another excellent video John. You make LA soooooo cool!! I gotta visit the City. Long way from Ashington, near Newcastle in England. 👍🏻

[@rogermontano1843]

Saturday and Sunday was crazy there was a hip hop event just down the street from Alameda Street 😮

[@mothertoad560]

Watched the big pallet fire live the other night 😮 freaky az f

[@ayev8tor]

Thank you ! Best wishes from Phoenix

[@ung427]

I think that there might be a firebug around, because two days before the pallet fire, there was another fire in the same area, right around the big pallet fire. I think it might have been a little pallet fire... then the big one, now this brush one... So, either there is an arsonist, or something strange is happening.

[@mdoy5667]

Strange? Predictable homeless people causing more than strange. California is doomed. Thank you dem voteers

[@1sir-onworld]

LA LA LA😂😂😂 Thanks John nice video ✌️

[@travissapp4961]

Keep videos going

[@heatvisuals]

giving me anxiety going through the crowds lolol

[@kimmiles3071]

I heard it was a pallet fire stacks of pallets are accident waiting to happen - most zoning wouldn't allow

[@ryanrobinson5580]

It was a homeless encampment - if you live in LA you know the area. Do NOT think this is any accident.

[@ravemaster7405]

one of my favorite songs is, Los Angeles is Burning - Bad Religion.

[@615Tka]

Dope video bro

[@roxythorphotography]

Awesome buddy

[@rickgriffith1]

Great video! Awesome content. Well done.👍🏼😎

[@AveSizeBear]

Did you take this video on Sunday. If so the. I saw the brush fire on top of Mt. Lowe

[@kimmiles3071]

Very interesting ride crowds are fun I wouldn't dare

[@kevinhayes1656]

I believe all our most of the water in California has to be pumped in because it’s normally too dry to have its own water and that might be why they don’t use water on their grass fires

[@adam2084]

Wilcer was around that area filming the aftermath of the bridge fire. You ever run into him when you’re out and about? Both of you are all over LA at any given moment.

[@coachshortV]

im feeling the new nike book bag man, i know the old one was your bag for a long time.

[@vinceruland9236]

Damn, gonna have to tear out part of the freeway. Traffic gonna suck for a while.

[@chihirofujisaki6807]

Safe the pigeons please!

[@Visionaryvibes444]

400th 👍 inspiring quality content creation, JH.

[@anthonycordero5733]

Control burn

[@DJPablotv]

I saw that freeway fire on the news here in Florida.

[@kimmiles3071]

Im wondering why they dont pipeline water to southern cal

[@drones7838]

LA reminds me of the 1st Mad Max movie.

[@aithris8567]

Where is that place in la that you went through with all the vendors??

[@tazzduran8662]

Yo, where that brushfire on the side of the freeway was that in my neighborhood?

[@karenkennedy6331]

A lot of weird stuff going down in LA now!

[@Wo_SH]

I was more worried about those pallet stacks tipping over and killing somebody. I'd never thought they'd catch fire and shut down the 10.

[@woodslisa4529]

some really grungy streets

[@thepawll]

I’m 49. I always wear a helmet 😂

[@suppahero9861]

I would probably never at santee ally ..too busy lol

[@kimmiles3071]

I heard it melted the bridges steel construction

[@BRIIZY4L]

Yurrr🔥🔥🔥

[@JettERaNGZz]

Got the governor all involved shit is crazy

[@TOTO-q6v]

dude your the best L A biker driver I ever seen ,Thanks bro get a helmet please ! great video thanks

[@mrgatorzx]

That's totally strange. Why would they have 100s of pallets under a bridge to begin with. Don't matter if you have a business by there that's a highway. Total bull crap. The gov and liberal mayor needs to go and fix cali

[@letra4759]

i heard they were gonna sue that company

[@ProfoundDispatch]

We need pallets in MI

[@nixon2574]

imagine hicks is a firestarter just to record a video XDDD

[@lavapix]

That's the usual cause of fires in Kona. Homeless camps.

[@televison_is_dead]

What backpack is that? Them shoulder straps look sick

[@televison_is_dead]

Found it nvm

[@BOBLAF88]

Big military hanger burns a few days ago too,seems like we have an arsine problem but don’t expect any government help.💪🎓

[@SingleFosterDad]

John change it up go to San Francisco for Apex conference

[@chiconuggies315]

Nice ride Brody. Regular city bikes and the like shouldn't need head gear every case is different though never ride above your comfort and skill levels yall

[@dollarbillclinton4327]

Hope they don't catch you starting them fires,,,,,😅

[@OGdrodro]

i saw something on kcal about some dude that got arrested for starting fires so maybe it could o been him that set these fires off too

[@flolou8496]

A fire that intense that fast was done by a professional, not some old guys just trying to stay warm, probably an insurance scam by the property owners trying to get out of moving expensive hazardous material, but who know's really, ask yourself the sheer number of people financially who stood to benefit or still stand to benefit from retrofitting an expensive structure like this,

[@andyvitz]

The I-10 was arson they know that was arson now

[@kimmiles3071]

Life on rubber tires-i've lived my life John

[@ALPHAMAGASLAP]

This is the fire that the California Democrats started to burn out the homless!!

[@hkr321hkr]

I thought they cleaned LA 😂

[@krumb-tv]

traffic radio was much more useful in the 90's

[@kirkslayden834]

Yeah I know I know I know

[@tombaja4.9]

That looks like a video game. But which one?

[@MariamMelodies]

wow

[@bantheundead4162]

Bro you should have a helmet on if you go faster than 10mph in my opinion cuz people can't drive in California all it take is a car to stop in front of to smash your face on the hood my brother had part of his nose removed because of that i always tell people to use a full face helmet like you would on a motorcycle please be safe out there ❤

[@gilbertgoobiescastro]

This ain't the first pallet fire i thin the 90's too

[@MFBURNS7909]

You should be going against traffic when you can. Can't believe you ride wherever. Riding in between cars is reckless asf too. 😂

[@kevinhayes1656]

But they could use sea water, but I don’t know how that would affect the vegetation

[@ChristianCarmona-y2b]

Hey John I am Christian one of these days I need to meet you

[@danielpos9390]

It's going to be more then a month There was explosions and stuff

[@melbournechugging2999]

Store wooden pallets under a freeway with homeless there very smart

[@danielmelgar8918]

A holess camp was cooking shit happened. But having wood stacked to the freeway is too not smart.

[@CoolCoolCool89]

New investors in California

[@ItzOwls]

9:03 😮‍💨😮‍💨🍑😂

[@jaymzOG]

Crazy to me those firefighters weren't wearing masks.

[@joekillip6505]

Odd how the homeless all disappeared the same day as the fire

[@M15Taka]

I ALWAYS wear a helmet on ANY bike. Ive been riding MTB, BMX and road all my adult life and have never been without a helmet. No matter how experienced you are, there will be unexpected situations. Your brain is seriously valuable.

[@louieanchondo6912]

They. Shut down the freeway 😢

[@williamsnyder1205]

Big John i hate to say it but you should wear a helmet just because of all the crazy drivers out there!! Peace ✌ out my friend

[@MajorBigBudz]

arson is what they said caused the pallet fire

[@And-the-new]

Freaking mess everywhere

[@PoppaBeanN]

bruh they need to fix this asap i need to sell 8 keys

[@nickbrackett9023]

knew I could count on some Hicks news coverage 💯💪🙏 God bless fam. Also I think they don't use water for the fire on the hill bc it would turn into mud and erode away. Just a guess

[@ProfoundDispatch]

Jeremy didnt go out this weekend so it wasnt his channel

[@zionkid420]

That many fires on the same stretch of road ESPECIALLY in multiple areas of LOS ANGELES. With the way the city handles politics and crime prevention. And the homeless. And road maintenance. And with most of the rest of the downtown literally bombed out and run down and ready for the next step of gentrification. ...And you think they aren't targeted or related. Maybe you should just always wear a helmet.

[@danielpos9390]

I lost my car in the fire thank god i got out of my car in time but lucky my insurance helped me get a brand new car

[@zekethaplumber]

ashy larry

[@matthews.s]

Smoke is bad for your health 🤢

[@kimmiles3071]

Idiot policy-very problematic pallet storage

[@seanfrompittsburgh]

with your mouth? pause. jk bro, great camera footage!