Boyle Heights residents say warehouse fire cleanup brings new problems as unbearable odor remainsNearly seven weeks after the fire, neighbors say the unbearable smell and pests remain. Nearly seven weeks after the fire, neighbors say the unbearable smell and pests remain. Nearly seven weeks after the fire, neighbors say the unbearable smell and pests remain. The fire left millions of pounds of rotting food inside the building, and residents say the smell remains unbearable. Around the cleanup site, fly and rodent traps have been placed, but residents say flies, pests and rats remain a nuisance.