L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis said the top concern of officials would be making sure no harmful chemicals were present. About 200 Maywood residents will not be allowed to return to the homes they evacuated after an industrial fire until toxicity tests are completed, L.A. County and federal officials said at a news conference Monday. The emergency will require ongoing assessment — L.A. County Supervisor Hilda SolisSeveral residents expressed frustration that they haven’t been allowed back and that other homes aren’t being tested. Maywood is one of several cities in southeast L.A. County that sit near industrial businesses and that has caused problems in the past. The blaze June 14 at a plastics facility spread to a metal recycling yard where magnesium ignited, triggering explosions.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 28, 2016 01:00 UTC