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Council orders review of oversight for inactive construction sites after Chinatown fire
Summary
A motion seeking stronger oversight of abandoned and inactive construction sites in the wake of a September fire in Chinatown passed unanimously, directing departments to improve interagency coordination and remedies to reduce public safety risk.
Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a motion to address gaps in oversight and accountability for inactive or abandoned construction sites after a multi‑building fire in Chinatown last year displaced residents and injured firefighters.
Councilmember Eunice Hernandez introduced the motion, describing the Sept. 13, 2024 blaze at an inactive construction site that spread to three nearby apartment buildings, displaced more than 50 residents and sent an elderly resident and four firefighters to the hospital. Hernandez…
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