Carson residents awarded $8.8 million over Dominguez Channel stench

A jury has awarded $8.8 million to two dozen Carson residents exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas by a fire that ignited pallets of hand sanitizer and pushed chemicals into the Dominguez Channel in 2021.

Residents complained of a “rotten egg” stench for months and experienced headaches, breathing problems and nausea.

“The suffering of the Carson community was denied and downplayed for far too long,” attorney Kelly W. Weil said in a statement. “This month’s long trial exposed Defendants’...