LA Mayor Bass Declares Emergency to Secure Resources to Help Fight Warehouse Fire

LA Mayor Bass Declares Emergency to Secure Resources to Help Fight Warehouse Fire
The sky is filled with smoke from a warehouse fire in Los Angeles on June 17, 2026. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared an emergency Saturday to ensure the city gets the resources it needs to fight a large warehouse fire that has sent large plumes of smoke into the air.

“The city and county have opened spaces for families seeking relief from the smoke, and we will continue working around the clock and doing everything possible to put this fire out completely,” Bass said in a news release announcing the emergency declaration.