cold-storage warehouse

Residents and community groups in Boyle Heights are demanding Lineage, the company managing a cold-storage warehouse, to shut it down and clean up after a fire caused smoke and a putrid odor.

Residents and community groups in Boyle Heights are demanding Lineage, the company managing a cold-storage warehouse damaged in a fire, to clean up and permanently leave the area. The fire caused widespread smoke and a putrid odor, prompting local calls for action.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared an emergency to secure resources for fighting a warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that has produced hazardous smoke. The fire, which began in a cold-storage facility, has prompted shelter-in-place orders and efforts to manage toxic materials to prevent an environmental disaster.