Two sites in LA County are receiving tons of hazardous materials from the recent Palisades and Eaton fires. While the EPA is overseeing the removal and disposal process, nearby city officials express concern about potential risks to residents and demand guarantees regarding the safety of the surrounding communities.
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.Starting this week, two sites in L.A. County began receiving what is expected to be tons of household hazardous materials from the Palisades and Eaton fires.
The removal of the material is the first of two steps to clear properties destroyed by the fires. It's a process that is typical after such disasters, but elected officials around one of the sites are raising concerns about the materials’ presence near their constituents.The City of Duarte issued a statement on Monday saying it and the cities of Irwindale, Baldwin Park, and Azusa were not told that the hazardous material site would be so close.
Lithium batteries, the EPA said, should be considered extremely dangerous, even if they look intact. The agency warned the public that these batteries can spontaneously re-ignite, explode, and emit toxic gases and particulates even if fires are out.The site’s soil has been sampled and will be sampled again when work is done to make sure no negative impacts were created.Material will be shipped to a disposal facility, the location of which Calanog said hasn’t been decided.
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