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

A week-long fire at a Boyle Heights warehouse in Los Angeles spoiled tens of millions of pounds of frozen food, prompting a state of emergency and evacuation orders. The blaze, which emitted thick black smoke and worsened air quality, left approximately 40 million pounds of food to rot after firefighters extinguished the flames. Cleanup efforts are ongoing.