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Oct. 8, 2026

Environmental groups sue LA over records from Boyle Heights fire

Three environmental groups sued Los Angeles, alleging the Fire Department failed to adequately search for or timely produce records about its response to a Boyle Heights warehouse fire and alleged chemical releases.

Environmental groups sue LA over records from Boyle Heights fire
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Three environmental activist groups are accusing the Los Angeles Fire Department of failing to turn over public records about its response to a June fire at a Boyle Heights cold-storage facility and what they say were subsequent releases of ammonia and other hazardous substances.

Represented by Lucas C. Williams of Community Environmental Lawyers PC, California Communities Against Toxics, Protect LA Now and East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice filed a petition Tuesday s...

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