Strange Odors Reported Across DC

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Strange Odors Reported Across the District
Updated: Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2005 - 4:11 PM

WASHINGTON - A bizarre day for D.C. Fire & EMS after several dozen phone calls have been received about unexplained odors all across the city.

Spokesman Alan Etter says between midnight and 1 p.m. Wednesday, they have received 36 calls. Firefighters have responded to 11 schools, as well as the fifth and sixth district police stations.

What the odor is and where it's coming from remains a mystery.

Washington Gas is confident that natural gas is not the source of the problem. Company spokesman Tim Sargeant says they're still working on it.

Etter says it's possible that storm drains could be to blame, since the lack of rain has kept them from being flushed.

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