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.

Lithium-ion (Li-on) batteries, used in most electric vehicle battery packs, are notorious for being flammable. Once they catch fire, it takes significant efforts and methods to extinguish it. This is why when fire risk issues are discovered on EVs, automakers are quick to recall it to fix or replace it, with BMW recently experiencing this problem.

The Vincent Thomas Bridge is San Pedro remained closed Friday morning about 20 hours after a truckload of lithium ion batteries exploded and caught fire near the Port of Los Angeles. There were no injuries reported in the crash early Thursday afternoon near the busy shipping port,

In response to a lithium battery fire that shut down some activities at the Port of Los Angeles, City Councilman Tim McOsker introduced a motion Friday calling for greater inspection of trailers to prevent similar emergencies from happening.

A truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturned on the 47 Freeway in San Pedro on Thursday, Sept. 26, sparking a fire and shutting down traffic in both directions between the 110 and 710 freeways.

One logistics exec says the closures could cause "major delays" for companies needing to reschedule container pick-up times via truck.

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.

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.