An illegal dumping ground in Melrose has become a major health and safety hazard, residents say. The site, littered with needles, alcohol bottles, trash, and even human feces, has turned into a makeshift drug den.

Residents say the area, located between a parking garage and train tracks, is a hotspot for drug and alcohol use. Someone clipped overdose rescue kits to the fence.

One resident shared her frustration, saying, "They sleep here. They do their drugs here; they drink alcohol every day. It’s all right here."

The Department of Sanitation says it will visit and clean the site within the week.