In the evening of May 16, local time, a fire broke out in a commercial building in downtown Los Angeles, USA, injuring many firefighters and surrounding buildings caught fire.

  The Los Angeles Fire Department said it received a fire alarm at the commercial building at 18:26 that day. When the firefighters arrived at the scene to fight the fire, the fire suddenly exploded and the fire spread to the surrounding buildings. The local government department escalated the incident into a "major emergency" at 18:36 that day.

  According to reports, the fire is now basically under control. The cause of the fire and explosion is still under investigation. (Editor Le Xiaomin)

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]