Mystery stink is so bad in west Hull area residents have to take drastic action
Residents in west Hull say they have been forced to keep their doors and windows shut this summer because of a foul smell.
Reports of a “strong slurry smell” have been made from disgruntled people living in the Kirk Ella and
Anlaby area.
The smell is so strong in the mornings, it forces residents to keep their windows shut.
Hull Live took a trip out to investigate on Saturday morning, and found the smell particularly strong in the School Lane, Mill Lane and Church Lane
areas of Kirk Ella.
Harold Flasher, who lives in Kirk Ella, said: “It is a strong slurry smell, and it tends to be worse in the mornings.
“I tend to be out of the house, but my wife always says it gets bad later on in the afternoon most days.
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Church Lane in Kirk Ella
“This has been happening every day for weeks now, and although it is a bit better now the weather is cooling down, when it was hot you really wanted to open your windows.”
No cause of the smell has yet been identified.
Mr Flasher said he had
reported the smell to Environmental Health, and was told they would investigate.
He said other residents had also complained about the smell, but was not aware any other reports had been made to Environmental Health.
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“I have been living in Kirk Ella for about five years now, and in the past you will get a smell every now and then, but recently it has been every day.
“I just want to know what is causing it, and whether anything can be done.
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The smell was also strong at School Lane in Kirk Ella
“It has been particularly bad this morning, which is what prompted me to contact the paper.”
Another lady, who did not want to be named, was also fed up of the smell.
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She said: “I live just off School Lane and in the last couple of weeks it’s been really bad.
“People have been talking about it, but no one seems to know where it is coming from.
“I hope something gets sorted out soon, because every time you come out of your house you can just smell it straight away.”
The smell appeared strongest in
Kirk Ella, but Mr Flasher said he had also experienced it in neighbouring Anlaby in recent weeks.
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Maybe a family's constant bullshit is finally leaking out on their neighbours environment??
