A growing fly infestation and a nearby water main break are adding to residents’ frustrations.
A disgusting infestation and smell has overtaken the area surrounding a frozen food warehouse that was gutted by a massive fire in Boyle Heights. Not only are neighbors battling a growing fly infestation from tons of rotting meat and bread, a burst water main has added flooding to the environmental nightmare.
About a mile from Lineage Logistics’ 500,000-square-foot facility, the broken main left residents without water for hours Sunday. The warehouse—once stocked with 85 million pounds of frozen food—has become a decomposing health hazard, with residents reporting overwhelming odors, rats, and dead birds throughout the neighborhood. Millions of pounds of spoiled food remain at the warehouse after the fire on June 17 that burned for eight days.
While California Water Service said the damaged pipe near the cleanup site was unrelated to the fire, it has become yet another headache for the community,. Trucks continue hauling out rotting food—including crab meat, beef, and pig feet—but residents say they’re still trapped in a neighborhood overwhelmed by the foul stench. The Boyle Heights neighborhood is besieged by an infestation of rats and swarms of flies, following the fire last month.
“I hope they don’t have infections or something like that…The smells, flies. Now I’m worried about that,” Martin Ramirez, who runs a business in the area, told the news outlet.
“I see this as an environmental injustice issue,” Mayor Bass had told hundreds of frustrated residents, who packed Stevenson Middle School, demanding answers about the clean up after the blaze. Business owners along Olympic Boulevard said they are bleeding cash as the disgusting odor pushes customers away. Fed-up neighbors are accusing the Lineage Logistics and solar contractor Altus Power for stalling the demolition and cleanup with a barrage of legal red tape.
Millions of pounds of spoiled food remain at the warehouse after the fire on June 17 that burned for eight days. The Boyle Heights neighborhood is besieged by an infestation of rats and swarms of flies, following the fire last month.
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