Scrapyard explosion rattles Watts high school on first day of classes
4 months, 1 week ago

Scrapyard explosion rattles Watts high school on first day of classes

LA Times  

On the first day of classes, students and staff at Jordan High School in Watts were rattled by an explosion at a neighboring scrap metal recycler, according to officials. In recent years, Jordan students and staff have complained that school grounds have been pelted with metal projectiles and coated with metallic dust due to Atlas’ operations. In December 2002, the facility was dismantling Navy ammunition when a large shell exploded and a chunk of metal traveled 1,500 feet onto Jordan High School’s campus. “We should not have to fight so hard to be able to breathe air that doesn’t cause cancer,” said Genesis Cruz, a recent graduate of Jordan High School.

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LAUSD says recycler is endangering Jordan High students with ‘sharp metal projectiles’
4 years, 6 months ago

LAUSD says recycler is endangering Jordan High students with ‘sharp metal projectiles’

LA Times  

Mounds of debris at Atlas Iron & Metal Co., a metal recycler that operates adjacent to Jordan High School in South Los Angeles. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeks a court order to stop S&W Atlas Iron & Metal Co. from “continuing to allow dangerous, sharp metal projectiles,fine metallic dust …

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