California Amazon warehouse mass fire briefly closes 10 freeways in Redlands
California Amazon warehouse mass fire briefly closes 10 freeways in Redlands and trucks burn.
A fire tore through an Amazon warehouse in Redlands early Friday, triggering a large response from firefighters and briefly closing a stretch of the 10 Freeway. Photos and videos posted to social media show the building and nearby Amazon Prime trucks engulfed in flames.
The blaze was reported at the warehouse in the 2200 block of West Lugonia Avenue about 5:30 a.m. Video from the scene showed massive flames engulfing the building and plumes of black smoke billowing into the air. Fox Los Angeles and several other local news outlets reported that the building, located as 2255 West Lugonia Avenue, is an Amazon warehouse.
Redlands public information officer Carl Baker told Business Insider that the warehouse does not belong to Amazon, however. Firefighters poured streams of water on flames that appeared to engulf almost all of the sprawling structure and began to burn truck trailers, some with Amazon logos, parked at loading docks.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire. Fire officials have not reported any injuries.
Representatives for Amazon could not immediately be reached for comment.
The blaze prompted officials to close the 10 Freeway in both directions for more than an hour. The freeway reopened shortly after 7 a.m.
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
