The crash caused the truck to catch fire and spill groceries across the freeway in East LA, creating a massive debris field.

Sent at 4:35 p.m., the message began “**Attn all personnel**” and said that the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s hazmat team reported the air in Altadena is “‘hazardous, containing ...

That’s a long time to wait for these governmental agencies to do their thing,” one resident, Kimberly Bloom, said.

"However, significant safety and infrastructure issues remain, including downed power lines, broken gas lines, hazardous materials ... The Los Angeles Fire Department contained the fire, but ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is the leading agency in the partnership to remove hazardous materials and fire debris from burn scars caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

An Environmental Protection Agency on-site coordinator described the meticulous process of moving hazardous materials from the Palisades Fire burn zone.

The arm of the Los Angeles Fire Department in charge of preventing wildfires faced years of allegations of corruption, laziness, harassment and discrimination before the blazes that have ...