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A truck full of lithium-ion batteries is burning in Los Angeles , shutting down ports and a bridge.
As of 12:10PM PT on Friday , the truck was still on fire, and both the ports and the bridge were closed.
A local towing company caught the explosion on camera from a nearby drone.
The LAFD confirms this is a case of thermal runaway, which is difficult to put out.
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