AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the number of tents, makeshift shelters and campers on Los Angeles streets has surged, so has the scourge of fire. In the three years since the Los Angeles Fire Department began classifying them, fires related to homelessness have nearly tripled. Chato Montes near his tent on the sidewalk next to the Acme Display Fixture Co. building in Los Angeles. Fires at homeless encampments along the sidewalk have scarred the side of the building. He said Los Angeles firefighters did not ask him any questions when they responded to the scene last year.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 12, 2021 12:03 UTC