Crime & Safety
Fire Crews Extinguish 'Suspicious' Blazes In Long Beach
Crews quickly extinguished both fires Thursday and said they were deemed suspicious.
LONG BEACH, CA — Fire investigators are looking into the cause of two "suspicious" blazes that erupted in Long Beach Thursday afternoon.
The first fire broke out around 4:20 p.m. in a tunnel near the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway and Long Beach Boulevard, fire officials said in a statement Thursday.
Crews worked to quickly put out the flames, but shortly after, responded to a storage yard in the area of Del Mar Avenue and Terry Lane, where large plastic tubing was burning, according to fire officials, who said firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.
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That fire sent plumes of black smoke into the sky that could be seen across the Long Beach and Carson skylines.
"Both incidents are considered suspicious and fire investigators remain on scene," fire officials said in a statement on social media Thursday. "Thankfully, no injuries have been reported."
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