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Nearly two weeks after a fire tore through a cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, neighbors say they are still dealing with the smell of rotting food, and that is just one of the ongoing problems.<\/p>\n

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The cleanup and removal of debris has begun at the facility, but people who live and work nearby said the odor remains a problem, though some described it as improving.<\/p>\n

The L.A. County Department of Public Health says emergency room visits nearby tripled during the fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it\u2019s been very bad, very, very bad for all of us,\u201d said Laura Preciado, a Boyle Heights resident.<\/p>\n

Preciado said the smell is slowly fading but remains noticeable, especially earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe smell, it\u2019s going away little by little, but in the mornings it feels that it smells more,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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The stench of 85 million pounds of rotting food inside a burned down Boyle Heights warehouse can be smelled from miles away.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brew Sting, an outdoor coffee stand at the corner of Los Palos Street and Olympic Boulevard, which is about a block from the burned-out cold storage facility, reopened after being closed for nearly a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s clearing up. It\u2019s been better,\u201d said Jenette Aispuro, a Boyle Heights resident and Brew Sting customer. \u201cThey weren\u2019t here for like a week. I missed these guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents said the smell of rotting food from the facility was not as strong on Tuesday as it had been several days earlier.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Barreto, who lives in Boyle Heights, said he remains concerned about possible health effects after days of exposure.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think we just hope and pray that it’s nothing bad, especially since all of us inhaled it for more than 10 days, you know,\u201d Barreto said. \u201cLike right now, I do still smell it. It\u2019s probably rotting food from the warehouse. I don\u2019t know, what can we do?\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Contreras, another Boyle Heights resident, said warehouse fires are an issue people in the area have had to learn to live with.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re used to it in Boyle Heights, because if you look down Olympic that way, there\u2019s how many warehouses that have been burned down already that didn\u2019t get the same coverage, so to us, it’s like we\u2019re used to it,\u201d Contreras said.<\/p>\n

New data from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health shows a spike in emergency room visits tied to the warehouse fire.<\/p>\n

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From June 17, the day the fire broke out, through June 25, there were three times the normal number of emergency room visits from patients living within 10 miles of the warehouse. The surge was attributed to complaints mentioning the fire or smoke inhalation.<\/p>\n

On June 21, there was a one-day surge in patients who mentioned throat pain within five miles of the warehouse.<\/p>\n

Health officials have given Lineage Logistics, the operator of the facility, until Monday to submit a plan on how they are going to clean up the mess.<\/p>\n

In a recent update, Lineage Logistics said it has taken action by installing perimeter and internal misting systems to deal with the smell and by treating debris with deodorizers as it is removed from the facility. Lineage also said the debris is being transported out in sealed, watertight containers to mitigate odor or runoff.<\/p>\n

In addition to smell concerns, the company said pest control is a priority. Lineage Logistics says it is working with Orkin and Signal Restoration Services to address pest issues.<\/p>\n

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An estimated 5,000 truckloads of debris need to be removed, so the company says it hired a traffic management contractor to develop a plan to avoid residential streets wherever possible.<\/p>\n

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