Five buildings were damaged Saturday after a four-alarm fire broke out at a Santa Fe Springs warehouse, sending plumes of smoke into the air and causing multiple small explosions and road closures, reports KTLA 5.
The address matched that of Life Paint Company, a wholesale-paint manufacturer.
Officials could not confirm the name of the business, but flammable liquids were inside, Downey Fire Department Capt. Bloom said.
“What these businesses do is they mix paint, we had numerous 55-gallon drums of thinners, latex, acrylics,” Santa Fe Springs Fire Department Chief Michael Crook said.
Due to several small explosions and the presence of chemicals, firefighters were on a “defensive attack” and battled the fire for several hours from outside, officials said.
The surrounding area was mostly industrial and no evacuations were ordered.
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