Boyle Heights Residents Faced Smoke Exposure and Economic Loss as Warehouse Fire Burned for Days

A warehouse fire at a Lineage Storage facility in Boyle Heights ignited June 17, prompting a shelter-in-place order through June 19. The working-class, Latino neighborhood experienced thick black smoke for multiple days even after restrictions lifted. Economic costs fell hardest on informal-sector workers unable to work during the order. Air quality data and hazmat findings remain unpublished, leaving community health exposure unquantified.