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\n A June 24 photo of the Lineage Logistics warehouse in Boyle Heights\n <\/p>\n
More than a month later, area residents are again asking for government action, this time a mandatory evacuation.<\/p>\n
The residents say the air around the Boyle Heights<\/a> site is now thick with the stench of rotting meat that was stored in the warehouse, bringing swarms of large flies to the neighborhood, local television station\u00a0NBC4 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Local air regulators have received\u00a0almost\u00a01,000 complaints about the smell emanating from what’s left of the facility, and rats are also an issue,\u00a0the Los Angeles Times reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cited Lineage for unsanitary and nuisance conditions over the weekend. It is\u00a0fining the company $500\u00a0per day until the conditions are resolved, according to NBC4.\u00a0<\/p>\n A mandatory evacuation\u00a0would unlock a host of possible resources for residents, including allowing homeowners to potentially tap into insurance to temporarily relocate, community advocates say.<\/p>\n It’s unclear whether that declaration is coming and who would make it. According to LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who represents the area, only the city could declare an evacuation because the warehouse is located within city limits.\u00a0<\/p>\n LA Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement that Boyle Heights residents deserve a full cleanup as safely and quickly as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Under my Emergency Executive Order, Lineage is required to remove all spoiled food from the facility by August 14.\u00a0If Lineage fails to meet this deadline, the City will use every available tool, including legal action, to ensure the company fulfills its responsibility to this community,” Bass said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The importance of a speedy and comprehensive cleanup was underscored Tuesday when Lineage filed a permit to rebuild its warehouse to its “original, pre-fire condition<\/a>.”<\/p>\n “I can\u2019t believe [Lineage] would even think about starting the rebuilding process while they haven\u2019t cleaned up the mess they\u2019ve created,\u201d Bass said in a statement to the LA Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n On\u00a0its website dedicated to fire response<\/a>, Lineage said as of July 25, all food in the burned part of the facility\u00a0has been moved off-site. Crews are power-washing and cleaning the facility’s concrete slab.<\/p>\n Odor-control measures have been implemented at the site, including spraying down waste on-site with odor neutralizer multiple times a day and wrapping up parts of the building to keep odors contained inside, Lineage said.\u00a0<\/p>\n But neighbors say it’s not enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t run away from it, it\u2019s all around us,\u201d a Boyle Heights resident told the LA Times, speaking about the odors from the site. \u201cIt smells so bad, you don\u2019t even want to have breakfast.\u201d<\/p>\n Other Lineage warehouses have caught fire in the last few years. In 2024, a similar cold storage facility caught fire in\u00a0Finley, Washington, and burned for\u00a0two months<\/a>.\u00a0A year after the fire, residents said they\u00a0were still\u00a0experiencing adverse health effects<\/a>.\u00a0Lineage made a net gain of\u00a0$107M from insurance reimbursements<\/a>\u00a0from the blaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n