The wharf fire smoldered for more than 20 hours at the busiest port in the U.S. Lingering smoke on Tuesday caused an air quality warning and the closure of a school.
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A "stubborn" fire began on a wharf of the port Monday evening, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported, and continued to burn Tuesday afternoon.
The blaze prompted some closures at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the busiest shipping area in the U.S. A local air quality board also advised children, the elderly and anyone with respiratory or heart disease to stay inside with their windows closed. Anyone in the affected area - which stretched for miles due to sea breezes - was warned to avoid exerting themselves in or outdoors.
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Firefighters attacked the flames Monday night from boats and the air as well as on the ground, officials said. Divers worked on the fire beneath the pier, and most of fire was out after two hours.
Smoldering and smoke continued through Tuesday.
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