For nearly two weeks, an overpowering foul smell — likened to rotten eggs, a dead body and poop — has been wafting from the Dominguez Channel.
"It’s like we’re gonna be known as that stinky city now, and I don’t want that," says Otilia Marquez.
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"It’s like we’re gonna be known as that stinky city now, and I don’t want that," says Otilia Marquez.
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The stink has been the butt of plenty of online jokes: "If you can’t smell the air in Carson you DEFINITELY have COVID," one Twitter user quipped.
Others have suggested filling the Goodyear Blimp, which has a base in the city, with Febreze.
Others have suggested filling the Goodyear Blimp, which has a base in the city, with Febreze.
Los Angeles County officials say the smell is caused by hydrogen sulfide — a flammable, colorless gas known as “sewer gas” — coming from decaying vegetation in the channel that has built up because of the drought.
Even as residents like Otilia Marquez, who has had headaches and burning eyes, try to keep a sense of humor, they are outraged by the odor and the slow response by government officials.
Read the full story from @haileybranson and @campadrenews : latimes.com/california/sto…
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