Politics & Government
LA County Seeks Civil Penalties Over Foul Stench In Dominguez Channel, Lawsuit Names 10 Defendants
A warehouse fire released illegally-stored chemicals into the channel and created hydrogen sulfide odors that led to the "public nuisance."
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – On Thursday, officials with LA County announced a lawsuit seeking millions in civil penalties related to the noxious odor that began emanating from the Dominguez Channel and engulfed the City of Carson in October last year.
The suit, filed in Superior Court, named 10 defendants, including tenants and property owners of the warehouse in Carson where a massive Sept. 30 fire released illegally-stored chemicals into the Dominguez Channel and created hydrogen sulfide gas odors that caused a public nuisance affecting thousands of residents.
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