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Lineage fire linked to health problems
St. John's Community Health found that nearly 36% of about 1,300 patients studied after the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire suffered serious illnesses related to smoke inhalation.
LOS ANGELES - St. John's Community Health, a longtime health provider in East Los Angeles, released a report showing the effect of the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire on Boyle Heights residents.
What we know:
They concentrated on about 1,300 patients during the first two weeks right after the fire began on June 17.
Close to 36% of the patients were suffering from serious illnesses "directly related to smoke inhalation," including acute upper respiratory infections, eye disorders, persistent coughs and other respiratory illnesses.
Health officials also spoke about the many patients prescribed anxiety and/or sleep medication to treat acute stress post-fire, a problem that continues.
Dig deeper:
Lineage publishes regular updates on its website, saying the cleanup continues and that ongoing independent and AQMD air monitoring tests show "results within normal levels for the neighborhood and no harmful health impacts."
Below if the full report released by St. John's Community Health:
The other side:
On Tuesday, Lineage released a statement saying nearly all bulk food waste at the Los Palos site has been removed and that the next phase of cleanup is underway. The company said it will also work on decontaminating, power washing, disinfecting, detailing and deodorizing the area.
The company said it expects to spend more than $100 million on the cleanup and has deployed an average of 400 workers each day.
To read the full Aug. 18 update from Lineage, click here.