EL CAJON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Residents throughout the East County have been reporting a strong and unpleasant odor hanging in the air for several days, which has made it increasingly difficult to spend time outdoors at times.
Local residnet Richard Huerta compared the smell to “rotten eggs,” also saying it smells like a septic tank. He’s lived in unincorporated El Cajon for eight years and said he’s never experienced anything like this.
For more than two weeks now, Huerta’s daily routine has been clouded by a foul stench and he’s not the only one in the areas who has noticed it…