LOS ANGELES — A spark from a welder's torch caused a fire at a Port of Los Angeles wharf that was smoldering and sending up a huge plume of smoke Tuesday after forcing about 850 people to evacuate the night before, the city's fire chief said.
At least one elementary school was closed for the day as a precaution, as smoke drifted over Los Angeles Harbor and neighborhoods.
While the bulk of the fire was under control, it could take until Tuesday afternoon or evening for crews to fully extinguish the blaze, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Ralph Terrazas said at a morning briefing. "This is a very, very difficult fire to fight," he said.
The Port of Los Angeles, along with its twin port in Long Beach, handles 40 percent of America's import trade. The fire shut down the wharf but was not immediately affecting overall operations at the port, officials said.
Smoke from the fire prompted the LA Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department to issue advisories to residents in Wilmington, San Pedro and Long Beach to remain indoors and keep windows closed.
More than 150 firefighters had control of the fire about 2 ½ hours after it broke out Monday night, but stubborn flames underneath the docks proved hard to reach. The fire burned a warehouse and about 150 feet of the dock.
The blaze was attacked with helicopters and trucks, but fireboats were the only thing that was effective, and divers in the water helped direct them, fire spokeswoman Katherine Main said late Monday.
The fire burned under a warehouse, and smoke reached two terminals, forcing the evacuation of about 850 workers. No injuries were reported.
Terrazas said investigators determined the blaze was started during a welding operation.
The wharf is in San Pedro Bay in the Wilmington neighborhood, approximately 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
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