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  • February 23, 2024

Barger Issues Statement on Explosion at Chiquita Canyon Landfill Tonight

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Barger Issues Statement on Explosion at Chiquita Canyon Landfill Tonight

Barger Issues Statement on Explosion at Chiquita Canyon Landfill Tonight https://kathrynbarger.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/landfill-1024x641.png 1024 641 Supervisor Kathryn Barger Supervisor Kathryn Barger //kathrynbarger.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/white-logo-1.png February 23, 2024 April 1, 2026

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today, in response to a reported explosion that occurred this evening at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill:

“The continued incidents at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill clearly signal that a major change in management and leadership is needed immediately. 

I have lost faith that the ongoing issues with the landfill will ever be resolved unless those long overdue changes are made.”

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