Catholic groups organize to help those affected by Boyle Heights warehouse fire

Raquel Román, the executive director of Proyecto Pastoral with Dolores Mission in Boyle Heights, was leaving a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday, June 17, when she looked up to see a black ball of smoke. It looked like a bomb had gone off.

“It was horrible to see it,” Román said. “I hadn’t seen anything like that before.”

What Román was seeing was a 500,000 square-foot warehouse in Boyle Heights that went on to burn for more than a week, leading many to shelter in place and endure the effects of smoke inhalation and other hazards.

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(Photo Credit: Proyecto Pastoral)