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Melanie Mendoza
Coverage of Melanie Mendoza in the Nexus archive.
- Lineage and LAFD chief said there was no ammonia leak. Real-time logs tell a different story
Following an eight-day fire at a Lineage cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights that utilized anhydrous ammonia, officials initially provided conflicting reports on leaks. Despite the Fire Department and Lineage stating no leak occurred or was detected, more recent readings reported by the South Coast Air Quality Management District show elevated levels of ammonia exceeding California's safe guidelines far beyond the incident date.