Overview
- A fire that began June 17 burned inside the 500,000-square-foot Lineage cold storage facility for about a week and was declared knocked down on June 24.
- Responsibility for remediation has shifted to Lineage and contractors, with initial truckloads already leaving the site and officials estimating about 5,000 trips will be needed to haul waste to regional landfills.
- Residents continue to report strong foul odors and increased rodent activity while public health data shows emergency room visits near the site roughly tripled during the blaze.
- City and state agencies are running daily air and water tests and crews are using misters, chlorine dioxide deodorizers, sealed transport containers, runoff containment and contracted pest control to limit exposure.
- Mayor Karen Bass has issued executive orders requiring faster cleanup, reporting and a 90-day fire investigation while the episode is prompting reviews of industrial siting and community protections in Boyle Heights.