Urgent warning as outbreak of deadly disease hits water system of crowded LA neighborhood
Metro Urgent warning as outbreak of deadly disease hits water system of crowded LA neighborhood By Justin Choi Published July 1, 2026, 11:21 p.m. Add The California Post on Google People living in part of Los Angeles’ Koreatown are being forced to boiling tap water — and scramble for free bottled water — after routine testing detected a deadly bacteria in the neighborhood’s water supply. Health officials slapped a boil water notice on a roughly two-block stretch of the neighborhood Tuesday after preliminary results from one testing station came back positive for the bacteria.
- ▪Metro Urgent warning as outbreak of deadly disease hits water system of crowded LA neighborhood By Justin Choi Published July 1, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google People living in part of Los Angeles’ Koreatown are being forced to boiling tap water — and scramble for free bottled water — after routine testing detected a deadly bacteria in the neighborhood’s water sup
- ▪Health officials slapped a boil water notice on a roughly two-block stretch of the neighborhood Tuesday after preliminary results from one testing station came back positive for the bacteria.
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