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Earlier this year the EPA also lowered the level of lead in soil that it considers to be potentially hazardous, resulting in an estimated 1 in 4 U.S. households having soil that may require cleanup.

Hayden contends the state’s toxic substance regulators have not overseen a proper cleanup of the warehouse site and the surrounding area.

The string hit the fan in the early 2000s, when police say particularly sticky Halloween celebrations left Hollywood property owners with about $200,000 in annual cleanup and recovery costs.

“He showed me a lineup card in his office, and the cleanup spot was blank. He said, ‘This is where your name is going.’

But they were left shaken by the familiar routine of evacuation and cleanup, loss of power and gas.