By Jessica Perez | Boyle Heights Beat
Published Jun 20, 2026 11:13 AM
Two smoke relief centers are now open for residents impacted by the Boyle Heights warehouse fire.
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Courtesy office of LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis
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Two smoke relief centers are now open for residents impacted by the Boyle Heights warehouse fire.
The centers in Boyle Heights and East L.A. offer resources such as masks, food, water, temporary shelter, pet assistance and information from public health and air quality officials. They’re open 24 hours a day until further notice.
The city’s Department of Recreation and Parks and Councilmember Ysabel Jurado’s office opened the Pecan Recreation Center as a smoke relief center Friday. A second center opened Saturday at City Terrace Park through the office of L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis.
Here’s where they’re located:
Pecan Park Recreation Center
145 S. Pecan St., Los Angeles
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City Terrace Park
1126 N. Hazard Ave., Los Angeles
The fire broke out Wednesday, prompting an hours-long shelter-in-place order due to hazardous materials, including ammonia.
On Friday, a wind-driven flare-up at the site of the fire sent plumes of smoke over the city, hours after a second shelter-in-place order was lifted. Residents in the immediate area reported seeing ash on their homes and cars. On Saturday, many across Los Angeles County — from Pasadena to the West Adams neighborhood — also reported smelling smoke and experiencing poor air quality.
Two smoke relief centers are now open for residents impacted by the Boyle Heights warehouse fire.
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Courtesy City Terrace resident
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Jurado and her team were in the residential neighborhood near the fire site Friday, distributing air purifiers and masks. She said community groups, including Proyecto Pastoral, Running Mamis and Centro CSO, also went door to door distributing masks.
Residents can contact Jurado’s office at Boyle Heights City Hall to request air purifiers and masks or to make donations at (323) 526-9332.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spoke outside the building Friday evening, praising firefighters’ efforts. She added that people in the area could expect to continue to see smoke, and she urged people and their pets to stay inside as much as possible. She asked people to wear masks when they needed to go outside.
“We know that this is concerning. This is inconvenient, but we are doing everything we can to end this as soon as possible,” she said. “And we want everyone to be safe in the meantime.”
Read more:
- What materials burned in the fire and what to know about air quality
- How to keep yourself safe from the dismal air quality driven by fires
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