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Massive fire engulfs pile of pallets and line of buses in Compton, Calif.

By Associated Press

Feb. 26, 2021

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A huge fire burned Friday in a commercial area of south Los Angeles County.
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In this photo taken by a drone, firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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A fire burns at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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A firefighter battles a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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A firefighter battles a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Firefighters stray water on the burned buses at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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A firefighter battles a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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In this photo taken by a drone, firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Firefighters from the Downey Fire Department battle a fire at at commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in an commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.
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Law enforcements watch as collapsed roof covers a vehicle during a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard.

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