Industry: July 2008 Archives

INDUSTRY - Police attempted Thursday to sort out the details of a custody dispute that mamy have resulted in the disappearance of an 8-year-old boy and his mother.

Jesus Puerta, of El Monte, was reported missing about a week ago. His father made the report to El Monte police. The case was turned over the the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department when it was determined the boy went missing from a day care center in Bassett, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Gerard Velona said.

Detectives are also seeking Jessee Pheifer, 27, the boy's mother. "Everything is very preliminary," Velona said. "There is nothing to indicate this young man is in any kind of danger."

N0 amber alert has been issued, Velona said.

"We don't even have a car description," he said.

Reporter Brian Day is near the scene of a chemical plant explosion in the 700 block of South 7th Street in Industry  evacuations are possibly planned police are being to told to wear gas masks..

*The explosion and fire was at the Quemetco battery plant, according to Brian who now has a visual on the fire.

*Quemetco has a long history of run ins with neighbors and the AQMD over emmissions. We will be updating our online story as soon as we get more information.