{"id":475739,"date":"2026-09-25T21:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T21:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475739\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T21:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T21:36:08","slug":"lineage-warehouse-fire-100-days-later-health-concerns-persist-among-residents-in-boyle-heights-doctors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475739\/","title":{"rendered":"Lineage warehouse fire: 100 days later, health concerns persist among residents in Boyle Heights, doctors say"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — One hundred days after the Lineage warehouse fire<\/a> in Boyle Heights<\/a>, health care providers say residents continue to experience physical and mental health effects linked to the disaster.<\/p>\n

AltaMed,<\/a> one of the largest providers of medical services in Boyle Heights, shared data showing increases in several illnesses in the months following the fire, which burned for eight days and was followed by air pollution and a persistent rotting odor.<\/p>\n

Among those reporting ongoing health problems is 27-year-old Miquitzli Herrera, who has asthma and said her symptoms have continued since the fire began.<\/p>\n

“Feeling like I can’t breathe, a lot of chest pressure, bloody noses, back pain and lower back pain,” Herrera said.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. David Escobar, regional medical director with AltaMed, nearly 40,000 patients received care from the organization in the 100 days following June 17. Compared with the same period last year, Escobar said, AltaMed recorded a nearly 28% increase in gastrointestinal illnesses and a 36% increase in depression diagnoses.<\/p>\n

“Respiratory diagnoses increased 19.9%, Eye and upper airway irritation increased 24.2%,” Escobar said.<\/p>\n

Doctors say one of the biggest challenges remains the uncertainty surrounding what residents may have been exposed to during and after the fire. Escobar said the precise chemical makeup of substances released into the air and soil has not been determined.<\/p>\n

“I still don’t know what exactly my patients were exposed to. We can surmise, we can guess, but I still don’t know yet,” Escobar said.<\/p>\n

The lack of answers has made it difficult to determine long-term care for affected residents, doctors said. According to Herrera, the impacts have extended beyond her health and contributed to the loss of her job.<\/p>\n

“If there’s any way to really provide the same resources and relief that other disasters have gotten, I think that would bring justice to our community that we deserve,” Herrera said.<\/p>\n

The cause of the massive June fire at a Boyle Heights cold-storage warehouse remains officially undetermined, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.<\/p>\n

According to Escobar, the effects of the fire are likely to continue long after the flames have been extinguished and cleanup efforts are completed.<\/p>\n

“The fire may be extinguished, the cleanup may be officially over, but the effects are still persisting and we need to understand those moving forward over the next several year,” Escobar said.<\/p>\n

During a community discussion, California Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez addressed Assembly Bill 817, legislation he authored that would prohibit the construction of new cold-storage facilities unless the owner or lessee establishes a dedicated emergency contingency fund.<\/p>\n

AltaMed data also showed an increase in anxiety, depression and symptoms associated with traumatic stress following the fire and related shelter-in-place orders. Many residents were isolated in their homes during hot weather and faced uncertainty about the situation, according to doctors. Health providers said those experiences have affected residents’ sleep and overall well-being, and that the mental health impacts remain evident 100 days after the fire.<\/p>\n

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