COMPTON, Calif. - A massive fire at a pallet yard destroyed several nearby homes in Compton Wednesday evening.Firefighters responded to a call in the 1200 block of North Rose Avenue around 5 p.m.Sheriff's deputies have evacuated homes near Rosecrans Avenue and Alameda Street.
Fire crews from Compton, Santa Fe Springs, Downey and Los Angeles County were among those responding to the five-alarm fire.
AdvertisementOfficials did not specify what caused the fire to break out. The fire destroyed three homes and damaged a fourth home, Los Angeles County Fire says.No injuries were reported in the blaze.Wednesday's massive blaze comes just weeks after a fire broke out at a different industrial site in Compton.