A telecommunications facility operated by AT&T suffered extensive fire damage early Sunday morning in Gardena's Harbor Gateway district. The blaze ignited around 4:30 AM when flames from nearby vegetation spread to the building's attic area. Emergency responders deployed over 100 firefighters from 25 separate units to combat the incident. The fire persisted for approximately five hours before crews achieved full containment. Hazardous materials teams addressed toxic fumes generated by burning battery equipment.
Service interruptions affected thousands of customers throughout Los Angeles County following the infrastructure damage. Residents in Redondo Beach, Carson, and Gardena experienced either degraded network performance or complete communication failures. Emergency response systems faced temporary disruptions but resumed normal operations within 60 minutes. Transportation authorities closed portions of the 110 and 91 freeways during the emergency response. AT&T confirmed that mobile emergency calls remained functional despite the widespread outages and that no employees sustained injuries during the incident.
Service interruptions affected thousands of customers throughout Los Angeles County following the infrastructure damage. Residents in Redondo Beach, Carson, and Gardena experienced either degraded network performance or complete communication failures. Emergency response systems faced temporary disruptions but resumed normal operations within 60 minutes. Transportation authorities closed portions of the 110 and 91 freeways during the emergency response. AT&T confirmed that mobile emergency calls remained functional despite the widespread outages and that no employees sustained injuries during the incident.
