Hundreds suffered ill health from massive Boyle Heights warehouse fire, new survey finds

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Set us as preferred Hundreds of Boyle Heights residents suffered health problems after a fire at a cold storage facility burned stubbornly for days, including respiratory infections, eye disorders and persistent cough, according to a new study.The St.

John’s Community Health study found the symptoms were “directly related to toxic exposure and smoke inhalation” and raises more questions about the long-term effect of the fire on people who live in the community.The report tallies symptoms and the diagnosis of 1,306 patients who were treated at mobile clinics during a roughly six-week period after the fire started June 17.“The health impacts from the Lineage fire are serious and severe,” said Jim Mangia, chief executive of St.John’s Community Health, in an interview.

“This is clearly widespread.”The findings echo the experiences residents living near the warehouse have shared for months.Data from government officials show the air near the Lineage refrigerated warehouse fire carried astronomically high levels of smoke and soot, surpassing some of the worst air pollution during the Los Angeles County fires in January 2025.The number of people going to emergency rooms with throat pain and concerns about smoke inhalation increased during this period.Lineage officials declined to comment on the health study.

California Two state lawmakers want cold storage companies to take care of local communities after industrial disasters.The data released Tuesday by St.John’s Community Health come from three mobile clinics that were deployed into the community after the fire ignited, according to a statement from the group.

Of 1,306 patients, 35.9% met “fire-related exposure criteria,” meaning they showed symptoms such as an acute upper respiratory infection, eye disorder, conjunctivitis, cough, asthma exacerbation or ...