Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a fire on Sept. 30, 2021, at a warehouse in Carson, Calif. Plumes of smoke could be seen across the Los Angeles area.
Firefighters grappled with heavy winds and a fire fueled by wooden pallets and the goods stored on them. The fire began at about 2 p.m. and would not be extinguished until the following morning. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans). Andres (left) and Miguel (right), who chose not to disclose their last names, pose outside a trailer home park next to the warehouse. Miguel and Andres do not live in the pictured home but are residents of the Rancho Dominguez Mobile Estate. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans). A firefighter from the Los Angeles County Fire Department walks on the Rancho Dominguez Mobile Estate side of the wall, next to the warehouse whose pallets were on fire. It was only this wall and about 10 feet of bushes that separated the resident from the fire. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans). Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department climb to the roof of Design Sound, an audio-visual equipment supplier next to the warehouse. Firefighters used this business and other nearby buildings to get closer access to the fire. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans). Ben Mendoca (far-left) and Dominga Villalava (center-left) pose with other residents of the Rancho Dominguez Mobile Estate. Villalava and Mendoca, both longtime residents, of the mobile home park, said they had never seen a fire of this size so close to their homes. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans). A small explosion goes off near the pile of goods next to the Design Sound building. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to these explosions with an increasing amount of water from their fire engines. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans). Shawn Ferguson, a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson, poses for a photo after detailing the events of the fire. More than 300 firefighters responded to the fire, sustaining three injuries, none of which were critical. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans). Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department rest by a fire engine after fighting the warehouse fire. Three firefighters entered the building, while the remaining firefighters fought the flames from their fire engines and adjacent roofs. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans).
Correction: This story has been corrected to reflect that the fire happened in Carson, Calif. and not Carson City. Annenberg Media regrets this error.
