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Final cleanup of Boyle Heights warehouse is complete, Lineage says. What's next
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· September 6, 2026
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Key points The cost of this process exceeded $100 million. Workers devoted a substantial amount of time, over 210,000 hours, to cleaning the site.
Cleanup efforts have concluded at a warehouse that burned for about a week. The cost of this process exceeded $100 million. Workers devoted a substantial amount of time, over 210,000 hours, to cleaning the site.
The warehouse had been the source of significant odor issues after a large amount of food waste was left to rot. This waste, estimated at 88 million pounds, was removed from the site.
Further information on the warehouse and its cleanup is available, including details on the removal of debris and disinfection of the area.
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Category: safety Published: September 6, 2026 Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) Reading time: 1 min
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