The story of Los Angeles · Wednesday, October 28
Roadside fire reports and closures kept LA's freeways busy all day
Away from the freeways, road hazard reports stayed far above normal this week, led by Downtown LA at 51 against a usual 9.
51 road hazard reports in Downtown LA this week, against a usual 9
Today was marked by fire reports along the county's freeways. CHP logged a roadside fire on the 710 at PCH at 2:03 AM, another at the 5 and Lankershim at 9:11, and the latest on the southbound 14 at Newhall Avenue at 9:57 PM. A collision followed at the southbound 5 Laurel Canyon off-ramp in Sun Valley at 11:13 AM, about a mile from the Lankershim fire.
Closures bookended the day. Caltrans still listed full closures on the 101 in Encino and downtown past 9 AM. PCH at Big Rock Drive in Malibu has been closed since 4:17 PM with no cause recorded, and the northbound 14 in Lancaster has been closed from Avenue H to Avenue A since 8:01 PM.
Off the freeways, road hazard reports remain far above normal this week: 51 in Downtown LA against a usual 9, and 14 in Reseda against about 1. Vandalism reports stayed concentrated, with 67 near one spot in Koreatown, 65 near Westlake, and 13 near Chinatown against a usual 1.
In the evening, fire dispatch logged structure fire calls in the 4300 block of 52nd Street and, at 9:41 PM, in the 4100 block of Rosecrans Avenue. The Northridge fire on Lindley Avenue has had no new reports since 8:01 PM.