(BCN) A bedbug scare has forced Goodwill Industries to shut down two Bay Area warehouses and dispose of loads of donated goods, a spokesman said Tuesday.
The infestation, which was confirmed in Goodwill’s San Francisco warehouse by bug-sniffing dogs on Monday, was confined to an isolated area of the 30,000-square-foot storage facility at 11th and Mission streets, said Tim Murray, director of brand and marketing for Goodwill in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties.
Exterminators will tent and treat the affected area, which is approximately 20 square feet, in the coming days, he said.
On Wednesday, bug experts will be inspecting the Burlingame warehouse at 1215 California Drive, where bedbugs were reportedly spotted over the weekend.
In the meantime, Goodwill has disposed of loads of donated goods that were stored near the infested areas, and steam-cleaned hundreds of pounds of garments, textiles and fabrics that were kept in the same facilities, Murray said.