Someone lit one of various piles of debris on fire in Long Beach. The city says 989 tons of trash has ended up on its shores after recent storms.
Months' worth of trash has been piling up on the beaches of Long Beach. A few days ago, someone set it on fire.
Some neighbors say that fire was bound to happen. The piles are just about everywhere on the 5 miles of beaches in Long Beach. Todd Leland, the city's acting Marine Bureau manager, said the atmospheric rivers that dumped tons of water inland cleared out drains, creeks and the LA and San Gabriel rivers, causing 989 tons of trash to wind up along the Long Beach shore in just the month of March.
The city, which is working to haul away the trash, said the high levels of rubbish can be blamed on the rain and all the trash residents put into drains and throw onto the street, which winds up on the beaches. Residents say the trash is disturbing and some even say that they have seen dead chickens end up on the Long Beach shores.
Neighbors have been complaining for weeks. One neighbor posted a video online showing how high the piles were when she spotted them in March.
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