China News Service, May 17 (Xinhua Times) reported that the Los Angeles Fire Department said that on the evening of the 16th local time, a commercial center in downtown Los Angeles caught fire, and the fire spread to many buildings and an explosion occurred on the scene. So far, 11 firefighters have been injured.

  The report said that mushroom clouds were raised at the scene. The authorities escalated the incident into a "major emergency" at 6:36 pm local time.

According to foreign media reports, the Los Angeles Fire Department said that on the evening of the 16th local time, a commercial center in downtown Los Angeles was on fire. The fire spread to many buildings and an explosion occurred on the scene. Eleven firefighters have been injured. The picture shows the fire scene.

  As of 7:05 that night, the authorities have dispatched more than 230 firefighters and other emergency response personnel to go to the disaster relief. The fire department has taken a fire prevention posture.

  Currently, temporary medical points have been set up near the scene to start operations to rescue and transfer injured firefighters. It is unclear whether the injured firefighter's injuries are life-threatening.

  According to the latest report from the Los Angeles Times, as of 7:45 p.m., live video showed several firefighters standing on the roof of a nearby building to water the burning building. It seems that most of the flames have been extinguished. A building is still smoking.