2:29 AM: Officer sees thick black smoke coming from a business at 3570 Fruitland Ave.

2:35 AM: All of the residents at 3551 East 52nd Street are evacuated.

2:37 AM: 3547 and 3541 52nd St. are evacuated.

2:41 AM: 3567 East 52nd St. is evacuated.

2:54 AM: 3539 52nd St. is evacuated.

4:30 AM: LA County and Vernon fire departments establish their command post at 4955 Maywood Ave. and request that the LA County Sheriff's Department do the same.

6:13 AM: Employees at 4355 Fruitland shelter in place.

8:00 AM: LA County Sheriff's Department relocates their command post to Carmelita and Fruitland avenues due to extremely toxic and dangerous air quality.

11:59 AM: General Mills ordered to evacuate.

12:04 PM: Unicold Corp., 4339 Fruitland Ave., evacuates.

12:07 PM: The business at 4405 Fruitland Ave. evacuates.