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06/20/2026

City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department

We have opened two emergency shelters to support anyone affected by the Boyle Heights industrial fire.

Shelter locations:
📍 Pecan Rec Center at 145 S Pecan St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
📍City Terrace Park 1126 N Hazard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90063

Everyone is welcome. If you need a safe place to stay, trained Red Cross volunteers are there to provide comfort and care in a secure, supportive environment, including:

• Daily meals and snacks
• Disaster health services
• Emotional support and connection to additional resources
• A compassionate community ready to help

You are not alone during this difficult time. Please come as you are — our teams are here for you. ❤️

06/20/2026

For the Boyle Heights neighborhood and some nearby communities on the Eastside of the City of Los Angeles, especially.

Photos from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's post

06/19/2026

City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department

06/19/2026

City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department

Photos from Los Angeles Fire Department's post

06/19/2026

CITY of Los Angeles Emergency Management

06/19/2026

06/18/2026

LAFD is undertaking ventilation measures to evacuate hazardous smoke from 1400 S Los Palos St.

Residents in Genasys zone 1279 EAST OF LORENA ST are ordered to SHELTER IN PLACE.

Residents in Genasys zones 1281, 1239, 1241, and 1279 WEST OF LORENA are advised that they may see smoke in the area.

Visit GENASYS.PROTECT.COM to view your zone.

06/18/2026

Please note that the US National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard states: "There remains a large range of outcomes in terms of how hot it will get and these numbers may change."

Cool conditions to persist through the weekend, but a significant warm up remains on track for the middle to end of next week, focused inland of the beaches.