The Brief
- More than 300 residents have sued Lineage Logistics, alleging the June 17 Boyle Heights warehouse fire exposed them to hazardous smoke, ash, ammonia and ongoing pest infestations.
- Mayor Karen Bass has blocked processing of Lineage’s warehouse rebuild plans until fire investigators release their findings, while county health officials have cited the company over pests and odor.
- Lineage says it is continuing cleanup efforts, has cleared more than 63% of the destroyed food, and faces an Aug. 14 deadline to finish the cleanup.
LOS ANGELES – More than 300 residents of Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Commerce and Montebello have sued Lineage Logistics, accusing the cold storage company of wrecking their health and their homes in the six weeks since a fire tore through its Boyle Heights warehouse.
The 155-page complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court under case number 26STCV24120, asks a judge to hold Lineage financially responsible for the aftermath of the June 17 fire.
According to the lawsuit, the fire ruptured a line inside the cold storage facility, leaving residents “directly exposed to hazardous smoke, ash … and ammonia.”…