A panoramic image of the cityscape of Los Angeles at LAX is catching the eyes of travelers for one particular reason, and some may even find themselves “fired up” over it.
While the photo, located in the LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse, is pretty beautiful – it depicts a twilight view of most of the city, including most of L.A., parts of the hills above the urban sprawl and even some birds – it doesn’t take long for people viewing it to notice a large plume of black smoke rising into the sky, right in the middle of the shot.
With the L.A. community still less than a year removed from the devastating and deadly January wildfires, some may interpret the inclusion of the apparent structure fire as a distasteful reference. Others, however, especially in this Reddit thread, think it’s actually a great representation of the City of Angels, which, as we all know, is no stranger to fires.
“Anatomically correct L.A.,” one user said.
“Ahh, finally home. And just how I remember it,” another user chimed.
“It wouldn’t be L.A. if there [wasn’t] a brush fire or a building on fire,” a third user opined.
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A new panoramic image of the cityscape of Los Angeles that was installed at LAX is catching the eyes of some for one particular reason. (Credit: Joe C.) -
A new panoramic image of the cityscape of Los Angeles that was installed at LAX is catching the eyes of some for one particular reason. (Credit: Joe C.) -
A new panoramic image of the cityscape of Los Angeles that was installed at LAX is catching the eyes of some for one particular reason. (Credit: Joe C.)
Another eagle-eyed Redditor spotted several other things going on in the photo.
“It’s got everything to be fair…a plane, a helicopter pursuit, a fire, the skyline, a firework in the background, a beautiful sunset, the freeways, the Valley, Dodger Stadium…you get it,” they said.
Yet another user posited that this panorama was the same one that was on display between the Tom Bradley International Terminal and Terminal 3. Now it can be seen near the new Midfield Satellite Concourse gates.
The user who made the original post also gave their opinion on the matter, saying that while they thought it was “[kind of] of a cool shot,” they were “surprised” that was the one airport officials decided to go with.
For what it’s worth, KTLA anchor Glen Walker remarked that “they should keep [the fire] in [the photo]” and noting that something like a fire is “reality,” and his co-anchor, Lu Parker, agreed.
“Yeah, it’s reality,” she quipped.
Los Angeles International Airport officials did not immediately respond to KTLA’s request for comment on the photo or its placement.
As the date of the photo is not known, it cannot be discerned exactly where or when the fire took place.
This story will be updated when LAX officials comment on the matter.