Fuel and oil waste in sewage identified as source of strong odor in Rishon LeZion

Mayor Raz Kinstlich announced that fuel and oil waste spilled into a sewage pit in western Rishon LeZion is the likely source of a strong odor that prompted hundreds of complaints and two hospitalizations for shortness of breath. The municipality and Environmental Protection Ministry will flush the system and investigate.

Rishon LeZion Mayor Raz Kinstlich announced that the source of the strong odor that disturbed residents in the western part of the city over the past two days has been located. According to him, it is a 'severe sanitary hazard' of fuel and oil waste that was spilled into a sewage pit in a remote location. The search began following reports of a gas smell, and firefighters scanned streets but found no hazardous materials. Hundreds of complaints were received by the municipality, and two residents were evacuated to Shamir-Asaf Harofeh Hospital due to shortness of breath. In the coming days, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the municipality will carry out special flushing operations to treat the odor, and simultaneously an investigation will be conducted to identify those responsible for the spill.