State Fire Marshal: Los Angeles Freeway Fire Set Intentionally

Investigators combed the area Monday, interviewing homeless people and business owners to uncover who started the blaze.

Damage caused by a fire created a temporary closure of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A massive fire that engulfed a portion of Interstate 10 in downtown Los Angeles after midnight on Nov. 11 and has now closed a portion of the freeway indefinitely was set intentionally inside a gate containing wooden pallets and stored cars, the California state fire marshal has determined.

“Our investigators ... have been able to confidently determine that the fire was caused by arson,” State Fire Marshal Chief Daniel Berlant told reporters on Nov. 13 at a news conference.