Excerpt from NBC4 Los Angeles

Phase 1 of hazardous material cleanup efforts have been completed following the destruction of the deadly Eaton Fire, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.

The Lario staging area in Irwindale, where hazardous materials were sent to be processed, has also been deconstructed and new testing in the area will begin.

The city of Azusa is working to ensure that there will be more long-term monitoring once the operation is gone. 

“We're working with Senator Susan Rubio to work with Cal OIS to work on some type of insurance bond or some type of performance bond, some type of language that protects us financially if, down the road, there are things that happen,” said Robert Gonzales, Mayor of Azusa.

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