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10 Freeway in downtown L.A. shut down after fire; Newsom declares state of emergency

Firefighters look at the their Fire Engine 17 which burned in a massive pallet fire under the I-10 Freeway overpass at the 1700 block of East 14th Street on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — The 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles was shut down indefinitely in both directions early Saturday after two wooden pallet yards caught fire, damaging an overpass and destroying several vehicles, including a firetruck, authorities said.

Westbound and eastbound lanes of the heavily traveled freeway are closed between Alameda Street and Santa Fe Avenue while structural engineers assess

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