Lineage files permit to rebuild Boyle Heights warehouse. 'A slap in the face,' mayor says
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Set us as preferred A permit application to rebuild the Lineage cold-storage warehouse has been met with fierce backlash from politicians and residents, who are enraged the company would think about resuming business while the community contends with putrid odors and health concerns from the ongoing cleanup.On Monday, a representative for Lineage filed a permit with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to rebuild the 491,000-square-foot warehouse to its “original, pre-fire condition.” L.A.Mayor Karen Bass decried the application as “a slap in the face” to the families of Boyle Heights.“I can’t believe they [Lineage] would even think about starting the rebuilding process while they haven’t cleaned up the mess they’ve created,” she said in a statement Tuesday.
More than a month after a massive fire swept through the warehouse, Lineage is still working to remove more than 85 million tons of weeks-old food, which has brought rancid odors, flies and rats to the surrounding area.Lineage said in a statement Tuesday that the permit application “will not impact or distract us from the important work of cleanup,” which remains the company’s top priority.The permit, which has yet to be approved, seeks to repair and rebuild fire-damaged portions of the building based on the approved drawings on file with “no change to building footprint, square footage, height, use, or occupancy.”“The application is for a permit to repair the damage from the fire, which was not caused by the cold storage operations at the facility,” the company stated.
“This is normal course in the repair process.”The company also noted that cold-storage facilities are critical infrastructure that keep food moving to grocery stores across Los Angeles.The application was first reported by L.A.
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