Truck Carrying Lithium-Ion Batteries Catches Fire in Los Angeles, Closing Port Terminals
The Port of Los Angeles shuttered several terminals because of the fire, which was expected to burn for up to 48 hours. Part of a highway was closed where the truck had overturned.
Lithium Battery Fire Halts Work at Los Angeles, Long Beach Port Terminals
Several terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach canceled their second shift Thursday and will close Friday after a big rig overturned on a vital roadway and the lithium batteries it was carrying caught fire.
Fire crews move container of damaged lithium-ion batteries that burned in the Port of L.A. for hours. Roads reopen
Some port terminals were shut down Friday as firefighters monitor a truckload of batteries that ignited near the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
Truck Carrying Lithium Batteries Sparks Fire and Snarls Operations at the Port of Los Angeles
A big rig carrying lithium batteries that overturned and sparked a fire has snarled operations at the Port of Los Angeles
Multiple terminals closed at Port of Los Angeles after lithium battery fire
Operations at Port of Los Angeles suffered disruptions as an overturned tractor trailer carrying a load of lithium batteries ignited a fire near Ocean & Navy Way on Terminal Island on Thursday, leading to the closure of several terminals.
Firefighters reopen roads leading to Port of LA and Long Beach after lithium-ion battery fire
The 47 Freeway and the Vincent Thomas Bridge reopened after firefighters cleared all the hazardous lithium-ion batteries that burned a big rig off the roadway Friday night.
A truck full of batteries has been burning for almost a full day, shutting down ports in LA
A truck full of lithium-ion batteries is burning in Los Angeles, shutting down ports and a bridge. It’s not clear what the batteries were for — but LA’s Vincent Thomas Bridge, leading to the Port of Los Angeles and next-door Port of Long Beach,
Fire engulfing crashed tractor-trailer hauling lithium batteries burns on and on at Los Angeles port
A tractor-trailer full of lithium batteries that overturned and caught fire Thursday at the Port of Los Angeles continued to burn Friday and kept several port terminals closed.
Multiple Terminals Close at San Pedro Bay Ports After Truck Catches Fire
One logistics exec says the closures could cause "major delays" for companies needing to reschedule container pick-up times via truck.
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