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Early Sunday morning, a fire broke out at an AT&T facility in Gardena’s Harbor Gateway area. The blaze burned the building’s attic for about five hours and was difficult to contain. As a result, thousands of residents in Los Angeles County experienced service disruptions, including mobile service and internet outages. Emergency services were also affected, leading to widespread inconveniences.
The weekend saw significant disruptions for AT&T customers across Los Angeles County due to the fire at one of the carrier’s main facilities in Gardena, California. The incident ignited around 4:30 a.m., expanding from nearby bushes into the building’s attic and damaging critical power infrastructure. Firefighters took nearly five hours to control the blaze, which caused a small explosion and the collapse of the roof. Over 100 firefighters from more than 25 units were involved in the effort.
The fire’s impact was immediate: thousands of AT&T users in Redondo Beach, Carson, and Gardena reported slow coverage or complete outages. While emergency 911 systems were also affected, they returned to operation within an hour. AT&T confirmed that no staff members were injured and that its Network Disaster Recovery Team was on-site to assist.
The carrier assured customers that mobile phone calls for emergencies would still connect, regardless of the situation. The cause of the outage was unrelated to AT&T, serving as a reminder for service providers to reassess their network resilience during critical incidents and prepare for worst-case scenarios.
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