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A judge closed a Watts scrap metal plant permanently and imposed $2 million in fines for exposing Jordan High students to toxic dust and explosions.

Operated for 70 years adjacent to the school, the facility may have exposed generations of children to dangerous lead contamination.

Community leaders celebrate the victory as justice but worry cleanup cannot undo decades of damage to student health and development.

A Los Angeles County judge ordered the owners of a troubled metal recycling facility to pay $2 million in penalties and permanently cease operations next door to a Watts high school, ending decades-long fears over industrial pollution and dangerous mishaps.

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