Bass Blocks Lineage Rebuild After June 17 Fire as County Lifts Fines to $2,000 a Day
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Updated · FOX 11 Los Angeles · Jul 30
Bass Blocks Lineage Rebuild After June 17 Fire as County Lifts Fines to $2,000 a Day
3 articles · Updated · FOX 11 Los Angeles · Jul 30
Summary
Karen Bass issued an emergency order barring Los Angeles departments from processing any Lineage warehouse rebuilding plans until officials and the public review the fire investigation.
The move followed a July 15 county inspection that found decaying food waste, wastewater, food residue, flies and larvae still spread through and around the burned Boyle Heights facility.
Los Angeles County Public Health has issued six citations, raised penalties from $500 to as much as $2,000 per violation per day, and warned more citations could follow if conditions persist.
Bass said Lineage had not adequately controlled odors, flies or rats and faulted the company for offering no relocation help; residents at a Friday rally demanded closure, housing relief and a full environmental probe.
The June 17 blaze took more than a week to extinguish, remains under investigation, and has already prompted a 45-day city cleanup deadline plus a proposed moratorium on large cold-storage sites near homes, parks and schools.