Montebello Hospital Fire: Blaze Quickly Extinguished, Evacuations Underway

Fire at Adventist Health White Memorial (Beverly hospital) Hospital ER was quickly contained and extinguished; no ongoing threat reported.

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A fire broke out at the Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Montebello, California, on Monday, but was safely extinguished within minutes.

Evacuations were ongoing at the hospital, with patients being moved to nearby hospitals, including Adventist's facility in Boyle Heights.

Local news channels captured live visuals of the fire, showing a massive police response and several emergency response vehicles at the scene.

The Montebello Police Department closed Beverly Boulevard and nearby streets, with no word on when they could reopen.

No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.