Why a Boyle Heights man thinks a Lineage warehouse is making him sick

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Lolita Lopez, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · July 30, 2026 · 1 min read

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As the deadline to clear out some 30 million pounds of decomposing food inside the Lineage cold storage facility approaches, some of the Boyle Heights neighbors who have been living with the “trash-like” stench said they are getting sick. Six weeks after the warehouse caught fire, the neighbors w...

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