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Amid smell and rodent worries, millions of pounds of rotting meat hauled off in Boyle Heights
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Amid smell and rodent worries, millions of pounds of rotting meat hauled off in Boyle Heights

LA Times · Jun 29, 2026, 9:13 PM

Key takeaways

  • The city of Los Angeles formulated a plan and has begun hauling out millions of pounds of rotting food from a burned cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights.
  • Firefighters battled for several days to knock down the fire that sporadically shrouded Boyle Heights and East L.A. neighborhoods in smoke after it ignited on June 17.
  • The copious water needed to put out the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights over a week is now running into the LA River.

Cleanup crews continue their work after a massive warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times) By Salvador Hernandez Staff Writer Follow June 29, 2026 2:13 PM PT 4 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.

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The city of Los Angeles formulated a plan and has begun hauling out millions of pounds of rotting food from a burned cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights.

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