Los Angeles Investigators Search Fire Site After 88 Million Pounds of Food Rotted Nearby
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
Los Angeles Investigators Search Fire Site After 88 Million Pounds of Food Rotted Nearby
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
Summary
Tuesday’s search warrant at the Boyle Heights cold-storage warehouse marked the clearest escalation yet in the investigation of the June 17 fire that burned for a week.
Los Angeles County district attorney investigators joined California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control at the site, signaling scrutiny of possible criminal or regulatory liability tied to operator Lineage Logistics and others.
Officials did not say what evidence they were seeking, but Mayor Karen Bass’s office said Boyle Heights and East L.A. residents deserve environmental justice and corporate accountability.
88 million pounds of rotting food left after the blaze sickened nearby residents, sent many to emergency rooms and fouled the neighborhood until cleanup was completed in late August.