Boyle Heights Groups Demand Lineage Warehouse Closure and Probe After Fire
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Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 3
Boyle Heights Groups Demand Lineage Warehouse Closure and Probe After Fire
3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 3
Summary
Boyle Heights and eastside community groups rallied Thursday to demand the permanent closure of the burned Lineage Logistics cold-storage warehouse, which sits just feet from homes on La Puerta Street.
Residents also called for a full environmental investigation, thorough cleanup and housing relief, saying the fire compounded decades of industrial pollution and what activists described as environmental racism.
Lineage did not address the closure demand but said in a letter this week that it hired an experienced remediation firm and is participating in air monitoring around the area, including near schools.
Neighbors said those steps have not eased health fears; one family said a man in his 90s cannot go outside because of the stench, underscoring pressure for a faster cleanup and broader accountability.
What invisible toxins from the fire and rotting food now linger inside Boyle Heights homes, and is the cleanup plan sufficient?
Will this disaster finally force Los Angeles to dismantle its industrial 'sacrifice zones,' or is this just another chapter of environmental injustice?
If the warehouse stored no 'hazardous materials,' what flaws in safety regulations allowed such a toxic fire to happen?