nothing butter than hot chili sauce unless you have to smell it 24/7. the people that live near the sriracha plant say the smell is making them sick and the city is suing the company. more now from miguel marquez. >> reporter: call it chiligate 2013. the hot sauce is in the hot seat. claims that the smell emanating from the los angeles plant is making people sick. >> it smells more like pepper. it's very like stinging. >> reporter: this is a college freshman who lives in the shadow of the plant. she says the chili makes her sneeze and her throat soar. others complain of headaches and difficulty breathing. the city filing an injunction to