Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the burned stretch of I-10 shut down since the weekend in Los Angeles would at least partially open by the end of the year, with speculation growing that homeless people may have been responsible for the fire.

The fire first began in the early hours on Saturday when a fire erupted at a wooden pallet storage yard near the I-10 freeway. The blaze quickly spread to around 8 acres, with the interstate being so damaged that steel guardrails and concrete pillars had begun melting. While the fire was ultimately contained by the LAFD and put out later in the morning with no injuries or loss of life, fire and transportation officials closed a portion of I-10 between the Alameda street exit and the I-5 interchange indefinitely.

In the following several days, Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency because of the closure of a highway serving 300,000 people daily, Mayor Karen Bass has petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportations for repair funds, and Caltrans has set up detours around the damaged section. On Monday, Newsom then announced that the fire was arson, with an investigation of the site holder underneath the freeway section being investigated by both state and local officials. Cal Fire, meanwhile, would continue their investigation on who exactly started the fire and how.


Support the show

🛍️ Merch - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/

🌟 Go PREMIUM with Reasonable+ for uncensored access to our entire content library: https://ReasonableTV.com/

💬 JOIN our FREE Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY

👍🏼 SMASH that LIKE button & SUBSCRIBE for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople

📲 Stay connected and never miss an update!

🔗 Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople
🔗 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople
🔗 iTunes - https://apple.co/2MkFziJ
🔗 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL