A crew member from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, wearing a mask to block out the noxious smell, prepares to work on the Dominguez Channel in Carson. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing property owners and tenants of negligence in connection with a warehouse fire that sent discharge into the Dominguez Channel last year, causing a sickening odor to linger in the Carson area for weeks and displacing thousands of residents. The county, along with its fire protection and flood control districts, said the warehouse’s owners and tenants knew of fire code and hazardous materials violations before the Sept. 30 fire but did nothing to abate them. It is seeking to recover millions of dollars in costs associated with the investigations, cleanup and public relocation effort, as well as injunctions and civil penalties. Read the full story on LATimes.com.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 14, 2022 17:34 UTC