Los Angeles declares emergency as Boyle Heights warehouse fire creates biohazard from 85M pounds of spoiling food
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FOX 11 Digital Team
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A massive fire at a Lineage Logistics cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, has led to a local emergency declaration by Mayor Karen Bass. The 491,000-square-foot facility contains approximately 85 million pounds of food that is now spoiling, creating a significant biohazard threat. The fire, which started Wednesday afternoon, is causing worsening air quality across central Los Angeles and surrounding areas, with residents urged to limit outdoor exposure as crews battle the blaze around the clock.
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· 3 pulledLos Angeles officials have declared a local emergency as a massive, multi-jurisdictional warehouse fire continues to burn in Boyle Heights, triggering worsening air quality and a looming biohazard threat from millions of pounds of spoiling food.
Residents across central Los Angeles and surrounding valleys are being urged to limit outdoor exposure while emergency crews battle the blaze around the clock.
The blaze broke out shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at a 491,000-square-foot commercial cold storage facility operated by Lineage Logistics at 1400 S. Los Palo
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