The mountains of rubbish outside a Los Angeles residence dubbed the “Trash House” are back five months after sparking outrage in the community and prompting a massive cleanup by city crews in hazmat suits.
Sky5 was over the home on the 600 block of Martel Avenue in the Fairfax neighborhood Wednesday morning, where bags of trash and debris surrounded the front and side of the residence, nearly covering a car that was parked in the driveway.
Furniture and discarded buckets could also be seen in the backyard of the home.
The saga of Trash House gained media attention in April when neighbors told KTLA about the odorous plastic bags piling up in front of the home for months.
“I don’t really know what’s in that, so it could be anything,” one neighbor said at the time. “Probably stuff rotting, attracting rats and all sorts of things … And if something happens to his house or him inside, no one can get in.”
One day after reports aired, local Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky said her team would work “with urgency” to resolve the issue. Sanitation workers, some wearing hazmat suits, were seen soon after removing mountains of debris from the home. Many objects were found buried under the piles of rubbish, including a vehicle — an old Toyota Celica.
After being alerted to the situation, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass went to the location to see it for herself. “This is a fire hazard, and I worry about the individual there, this place catching fire, him losing his life,” Bass said in April. “This is just outrageous, and it will end today.”
At the time, the mayor also said that she had just found out about the situation and that Councilwoman Yaroslavsky had not been in her position very long. “Both of us, as you know, are new. I am tracking this from last night to find out where complaints were lodged and what happened in the process,” the Bass said.
Even as the April cleanup was underway, some neighbors expressed concern that it would be a temporary fix.
“It’s nice, but what’s going to happen once they leave?” asked Charlie Topial. “Is he going to start all over again?”
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