‘Like a dead body’: after warehouse fire, LA residents say air thick with smell of rotting food

A massive warehouse fire in Boyle Heights has left Los Angeles residents grappling with an overwhelming stench. The facility contained eighty-five million pounds of frozen food. After burning for a week, firefighters extinguished the blaze—but not before it destroyed roughly half the inventory, leaving forty million pounds to spoil in the heat. Residents describe the resulting odor as resembling decomposition, so strong that authorities declared a state of emergency. According to The Guardian, cleanup efforts continue as the neighborhood copes with the aftermath.

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