2026年8月5日 / 美国东部时间晚上7:35 / CBS新闻
作者：赵·朴（Cho Park）
美国哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS新闻）的一项调查发现，今年6月那场让洛杉矶部分地区笼罩在烟雾中的大型食品仓库火灾并非孤立事件，而是全球最大冷链仓储企业之一的莱恩奇（Lineage）旗下物业发生的一系列火灾中的一起。
联邦记录显示，过去十年间，在全球各地运营温控仓库的莱恩奇公司管理的物业内，至少发生了63起不同严重程度的火灾。该公司表示，已知其各仓库共发生过34起火灾，其中包括华盛顿州费利市一场持续近两个月的火灾。
自6月17日洛杉矶博伊尔高地社区的食品仓库发生大火以来，该公司的安全记录再次受到严格审查。当地居民称，他们至今仍在应对残留的气味、虫害，以及可能暴露于何种污染物的不确定性。
“我认为从莱恩奇到市政府、州政府，乃至联邦政府的各级领导层都辜负了我们，”上月在一场充满争议的社区市政厅会议上，一名居民说道。
莱恩奇公司当时正租赁并运营这座发生火灾的博伊尔高地仓库，该仓库的业主是奇尔建筑有限责任公司（Chill Build LLC）。
在给CBS新闻的一份声明中，租赁并运营该仓库的莱恩奇公司表示，公司正夜以继日地开展气味控制、虫害防治和食物垃圾清理工作，并预计随着清理工作推进，现场状况将有所改善。
此后，多名博伊尔高地居民已对莱恩奇及其他被告提起诉讼，其中包括奇尔建筑有限责任公司、屋顶太阳能公司和承包商，指控他们未能安全运营和维护该设施，导致本可预防的火灾发生，使附近居民暴露在有毒烟雾和危险污染物中。
2026年6月21日，消防员在洛杉矶博伊尔高地社区扑灭一起仓库火灾。美联社照片/杰伊·C·洪（Jae C. Hong）
奇尔建筑公司向新闻机构《洛杉矶本地报》（The LA Local）表示，其已为火灾应急响应投入数百万美元，但莱恩奇公司“负责设施维护和维修的所有方面”，并“掌控着恢复工作”。
莱恩奇公司告诉CBS新闻，他们认为火灾始于屋顶，当时为屋顶太阳能阵列所有者阿尔特斯电力公司（Altus Power）工作的承包商正在该系统上进行作业。阿尔特斯电力公司表示，火灾起因及造成的损失尚未确定，将配合当局继续调查。
6月17日的大火迅速成为洛杉矶近年来规模最大的工业火灾之一，燃烧了超过一周，估计造成8500万磅食物变质。环境卫生专家表示，这起事件引发的担忧远不止残留气味。
“这场火灾就在居民区和商铺对面燃烧，堪称城市地区重大工业灾难之一，”加州大学欧文分校环境卫生科学家吉尔·约翰斯顿博士（Dr. Jill Johnston）说道，“这无疑加重了本已存在的空气有毒物质和健康影响负担。”
莱恩奇公司在全球运营着500多座温控仓库，其官网称安全是其“第一价值观”，并称安全是公司DNA的一部分。
但博伊尔高地大火并非孤立事件。
2026年6月30日，一名工人协助清理洛杉矶博伊尔高地地区莱恩奇公司仓库大火的现场。杰纳罗·莫利纳/《洛杉矶时报》（Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Tiimes）
CBS新闻的调查发现，自2016年以来，莱恩奇公司设施内外至少发生了63起火灾，涉及公司建筑、车辆或场地内的垃圾。该公司承认发生过34起建筑火灾，其中包括华盛顿州费利市、得克萨斯州帕萨迪纳市、马萨诸塞州埃弗里特市的火灾，以及2024年该博伊尔高地仓库发生的前一次火灾。
这些数据来自一个全国性火灾数据库，美国约70%的消防部门会向该数据库上报每年处置的所有火灾。
费利市居民于4月提起集体诉讼，称火灾造成的污染污染了周边空气和水源，导致多人患病并有两人死亡。莱恩奇公司表示，他们“强烈反对”该诉讼对其安全记录的描述。
根据追踪工业事件的监管机构“优质工作第一”（Good Jobs First）收集的政府监管数据，政府记录还显示，自2014年以来，莱恩奇公司多次面临执法行动，监管机构因其涉嫌违反 workplace safety和环境法规处以超过450万美元的罚款，其中涉及危险化学品泄漏事件。
2020年1月，北卡罗来纳州斯特茨维尔市莱恩奇公司的一座仓库发生氨气泄漏，造成一名工人死亡。这起事件是联邦和州监管机构在针对莱恩奇公司设施的执法行动中援引的多起事件之一。
专家表示，冷链仓库存在独特风险，因为许多仓库依赖无水氨制冷系统。
“他们用于制冷的是剧毒化学品，”约翰斯顿说，“这些化学品可能发生爆炸。一旦出现问题，这些设施有可能释放出大量有毒化学物质。”
2026年7月31日，博伊尔高地居民举行集会，要求莱恩奇公司永久关闭该仓库设施，此时火灾后的清理工作仍在继续。艾伦·J·沙本/《洛杉矶时报》通过盖蒂图片社拍摄（Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images）
莱恩奇公司表示，他们一直在持续监测空气质量，并向当地监管机构和公众共享空气监测数据，且已于火灾发生后不久将博伊尔高地仓库内的氨气移除。在之前给CBS新闻的一份声明中，该公司称“火灾发生以来，社区中从未检测到可测量的氨气含量”。
但约翰斯顿指出，7月份的空气数据显示，火灾扑灭一个月后，仓库附近的氨气浓度比洛杉矶其他社区高出10倍以上，尽管仍远低于当局认定的危险水平。
美国环境保护署于7月31日致函莱恩奇公司，要求其提供公司安全合规情况以及火灾期间危险化学品泄漏的相关信息。
与许多建在远离居民区的工业设施不同，冷链仓库通常建在住宅、学校和商铺附近，以加快食品配送速度。在博伊尔高地，部分居民的住所距离该仓库不到一个街区。
“我认为我们面临的挑战确实是前所未有的，至少在这里是这样，既要了解也要控制住现场仍残留的所有毒素，”约翰斯顿说道。
莱恩奇公司告诉CBS新闻，在整个应急响应以及后续的清理和恢复工作中，公司始终为社区提供支持。该公司表示，其 workplace safety表现“优于行业平均水平”。
该公司补充称，在安全方面将“始终追求卓越”，并拥有“一支由200多名专注于达到这一标准的工程、维护、安全和合规人员组成的团队”。
Company’s safety record raises questions after massive fire at L.A. food warehouse
August 5, 2026 / 7:35 PM EDT / CBS News
By Cho Park
The massive food warehouse fire that blanketed parts of Los Angeles in smoke in June was not an isolated event, but one in a long run of fires at properties tied to one of the world’s largest cold storage companies, a CBS News investigation has found.
Federal records show that in the past decade there have been at least 63 fires of varying severity at properties run by Lineage, a company that operates temperature-controlled warehouses around the globe. The firm said it was aware of 34 fires at its various warehouses, including one in Finley, Washington that burned for nearly two months.
The company’s safety record has been under renewed scrutiny since the massive June 17 fire at a food storage warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of LA, where residents say they are still dealing with lingering odors, pests, and uncertainty about what pollutants they may have been exposed to.
“I feel that leadership at all levels — from Lineage to the city, to the state, even the federal government — has failed us,” one resident said during a contentious community town hall last month.
Lineage was leasing and operating the Boyle Heights warehouse that burned, which was owned by Chill Build LLC.
In a statement to CBS News, Lineage, which was leasing and operating the Boyle Heights warehouse, said that the company is working around the clock on odor control, pest control and the removal of food waste, and that it expects conditions to improve as the cleanup effort progresses.
Several Boyle Heights residents have since filed lawsuits against Lineage and other defendants — including Chill Build LLC, rooftop solar companies and contractors — alleging they failed to safely operate and maintain the facility, resulting in a preventable fire that exposed nearby residents to toxic smoke and hazardous pollutants.
Firefighters fight a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 21, 2026. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Chill Build told news outlet The LA Local that it spent millions of dollars on the fire response, but that Lineage is “responsible for all aspects of maintaining and repairing the facility” and “in charge of the recovery efforts”.
Lineage told CBS News that they believe the fire began on the roof while a contractor working for Altus Power, the owner of the rooftop solar array, was performing work on the system. Altus Power said that the cause of the fire and resulting damage has not yet been determined and that they would be responsive to authorities as they continue their investigation.
The June 17 fire quickly became one of the largest industrial fires in recent Los Angeles history, burning for more than a week and leaving behind an estimated 85 million pounds of spoiled food. Environmental health experts say the incident raises concerns that extend well beyond the lingering smell.
“When a fire burns right across the street from businesses and homes, it’s up there among significant industrial disasters in urban areas,” said Dr. Jill Johnston, an environmental health scientist at the University of California, Irvine. “It really adds to a burden that already exists around air toxics and health impacts.”
Lineage operates more than 500 temperature-controlled warehouses worldwide and says on its website that safety is its “number one value,” describing it as part of the company’s DNA.
But the Boyle Heights fire is not an isolated incident.
A worker helps clean up the site of the massive Lineage warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles on June 30, 2026. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Tiimes
A CBS News investigation identified at least 63 fires in and around Lineage facilities since 2016 involving the company’s buildings, vehicles or trash on its sites. The company acknowledged 34 building fires — including fires in Finley, Washington; Pasadena, Texas; Everett, Massachusetts; and a previous fire at the same Boyle Heights warehouse in 2024.
The figures come from a national database that about 70% of U.S. fire departments report to, listing all the fires they responded to each year.
Residents in Finley filed a class action lawsuit in April alleging pollution from the blaze contaminated surrounding air and water and contributed to illnesses and two deaths. Lineage says it “vigorously disputes” the lawsuit’s characterization of their safety record.
Government records also show Lineage has faced repeated enforcement actions since 2014, with regulators assessing more than $4.5 million in penalties for alleged workplace safety and environmental violations, including incidents involving hazardous chemical releases, according to government watchdog data collected by the group Good Jobs First, which tracks industrial incidents.
In January 2020, one worker died following an ammonia leak at a Lineage warehouse in Statesville, North Carolina. That incident was among several cited by federal and state regulators in enforcement actions involving Lineage facilities.
Experts say cold storage warehouses present unique risks because many rely on anhydrous ammonia refrigeration systems.
“What they use for cooling are very toxic chemicals,” Johnston said. “They can explode. If something goes wrong, these facilities have the potential to release massive amounts of toxic chemicals.”
Boyle Heights residents held a rally on July 31, 2026, to demand Lineage permanently shut down the warehouse facility as cleanup efforts continued after the fire. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Lineage said that it is continuously monitoring air quality and sharing air-monitoring data with both local regulators and the public, and that it removed ammonia from the Boyle Heights warehouse shortly after the fire began. In a previous statement to CBS News, they said that “no measurable ammonia had been detected in the community at any time since the fire started.”
But Johnston pointed to air data from July showing ammonia levels were over 10 times higher near the warehouse than other L.A. neighborhoods a month after the blaze was extinguished — though well below levels considered dangerous by authorities.
The Environmental Protection Agency wrote to Lineage on July 31 demanding information on the company’s safety compliance and any releases of hazardous chemicals during the fire.
Unlike many industrial facilities located far from neighborhoods, cold storage warehouses are often built close to homes, schools and businesses to speed up food distribution. In Boyle Heights, some residents live less than one block from the warehouse.
“I think what we’re seeing is really an unprecedented challenge, at least here, in both understanding and containing all the toxins that are still inside,” Johnston said.
Lineage told CBS News that it has consistently supported the community throughout the emergency response and subsequent cleanup and recovery effort. It said its workplace safety performance “outperformed the industry average.”
It added that it will “always strive for excellence” when it comes to safety, and that it has “a team of over 200 dedicated engineering, maintenance, safety, and compliance personnel focused on meeting that standard.”
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