Catastrofi · Long Beach fireLong Beach building fire destroys vacant structure, forces four neighbors to stay elsewhereScritto 29 ottobre 2026 alle ore 21:59 UTCGuardaTrascrizione0:07A fire destroyed a vacant building and cut power to occupied homes next door.0:11Four residents of an adjacent duplex had to find somewhere else to stay after losing0:15electricity.0:15Firefighters stopped the flames from reaching nearby buildings, and no injuries were0:20reported.0:20When can the residents return?0:22And when will the destroyed building come down?0:24The building stood on Linden Avenue, north of twenty three street in Central Long0:28Beach.0:28The fire was reported in the two thousand three hundred block around midnight.0:32As Wednesday gave way to Thursday, October twenty-ninth.0:35Smoke and flames poured from the building's upper windows.0:38Crews faced a structure they feared could collapse as they worked to protect the0:41homes around it.0:42Firefighters stayed outside because of the collapse risk.0:44They requested a second alarm, bringing additional engines and protected surrounding0:48houses while the abandoned building burned itself out.0:51The flames destroyed that building.0:57Nearby power lines were damaged, and the adjacent duplex lost electricity.1:02So the damage reached its residents, even though firefighters kept the flames from1:05spreading into their building.1:06The electricity interruption also extended beyond that duplex.1:10Southern California Edison counted twenty-three affected customer accounts, and1:14estimated service would return by ten amperes.1:16Um Thursday, that time has passed, but restoration hasn't been confirmed.1:21It's still unclear whether the four residents can return home.1:23Edison's figure counts utility accounts, while the displacement figure counts1:27people.1:28Four residents needed other accommodations because their duplex lost power.1:31The fire department says the abandoned building had burned at least once before in1:35the previous two years.1:37That makes this at least the second fire there during that period.1:39A neighbor who gave his name as Carlos described a third fire, though that higher1:43total hasn't been confirmed.1:45He was showering when another neighbor asked him to call nine hundred eleven and1:48worried about his parents and other neighbors.1:50Carlos wanted the homeowner to act to prevent another fire.1:53Fire officials haven't said what started this one.1:56City crews were called to coordinate demolition after the fire destroyed the1:59structure.2:00The city plans to take the building down, but officials haven't announced when that2:04work will begin.Leggi l’articoloCronologia della storiaHeyDex
