‘Slap in the face’: LA mayor decries bid to rebuild burnt-out warehouse before cleanup is done
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has publicly criticized Lineage Logistics for attempting to rebuild a warehouse that was destroyed by a fire before completing the necessary cleanup. Residents have complained about the persistent stench of rotting food and health hazards, leading the county to threaten daily fines against the company.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between corporate development interests and the public health and safety concerns of local communities in urban environments.
The Lineage Logistics warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, on 22 July. The Lineage Logistics warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, on 22 July. Los Angeles ‘Slap in the face’: LA mayor decries bid to rebuild burnt-out warehouse before cleanup is done Spoilt food smelling like ‘dead body’ plagues residents after weeklong fire, yet company asks permission to rebuild
Prefer the Guardian on Google One month after a huge fire ravaged a Los Angeles warehouse and doomed neighbors to a persistent, thick stench of rotting food, the facility’s owners have filed applications to rebuild.
That request to restore the warehouse – which residents called a “ticking bomb” after a similar fire at the building in 2024 – was publicly criticized by the Los Angeles mayor, Karen Bass, in a post on social media earlier this week.
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