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A truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturned and caught fire Thursday near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The post Lithium-ion battery fire disrupts terminal operations at Port of Los Angeles appeared first on FreightWaves.

Several terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach canceled their second shift Thursday and will close Friday after a big rig overturned on a vital roadway and the lithium batteries it was carrying caught fire.

Several terminals remain closed at the twin ports in LA and Long Beach after a truck loaded with lithium batteries overturned and caught fire.

A big rig carrying lithium batteries that overturned and sparked a fire has snarled operations at the Port of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles shuttered several terminals because of the fire, which was expected to burn for up to 48 hours. Part of a highway was closed where the truck had overturned.

The 47 Freeway and the Vincent Thomas Bridge reopened after firefighters cleared all the hazardous lithium-ion batteries that burned a big rig off the roadway Friday night.