LONG BEACH >> Health inspectors closed a local donut shop last week after finding live cockroaches flocking to the coffee station.

An inspector with the city’s Bureau of Environmental Health visited Heng Heng Donuts at 924 E. Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday and discovered a number of serious health violations, including six live cockroaches milling around the coffee station, bags of coffee, inside a cabinet and under the cappuccino machine, according to paperwork filed with the city.

In addition, the inspector noted there were no paper towels or air dryer in the employees’ bathroom and ham croissant sandwiches were being kept in a too-warm environment next to the donuts. The report indicates the display was 73 degrees, and the ham could be potentially hazardous if not kept at or below 41 degrees or above 135 degrees.

A Heng Heng employee voluntarily trashed 10 ham croissant sandwiches, and the shop closed with orders to provide proper sanitation in the bathroom and clean the facility free of vermin.

The shop has not yet reopened.