Man ordered to remove clamshells as stench draws complaints

TIVERTON, R.I. – A Rhode Island man has been given until the end of the week to get rid of the unwashed clamshells he used to pave a road that neighbours complained give off a sickening stench.

The Tiverton man’s neighbours say the smell has been making them ill for about two weeks. The putrid smell is caused by the meat on the shells decomposing. Video shows maggots crawling all over the road.

A Tiverton police officer hand-delivered a cease-and-desist order to the property owner on Friday. Town officials say he could be charged with a misdemeanour if he does not comply.

The property owner has refused to comment.