Tonnes of rotting food from vast LA warehouse fire creates unbearable stench

One cannot walk through the area, which is mostly a warehouse district surrounded by homes, without swatting away countless flies, both big and small, including black, blue and green ones.As Sicairos packs up his coffee stand for the day, flies are landing on his tables and his body. He acknowledges that patrons don't want to see flies when they're purchasing food or drinks to consume.A city-commissioned inspection report found that waste and high temperatures at the warehouse could speed up the breeding of flies capable of infecting wounds in both people and animals, a local NBC affiliate reported, external.The report from a pest control company said it could put people and animals with open wounds at risk of contracting disease.People in the community have also reported seeing large rats, and they say traps placed along sidewalks aren't big enough to hold them. Many residents blame the city for what they deem an inadequate response to the fire and a lack of transparency and resources. "I understand why residents are frustrated," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told the BBC in a statement. "They deserve transparency, clear communication, and meaningful support. Since day one, I have ...