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Jet fuel. Hot glue. Bus exhaust. Paint thinner. Propane. Lighter fluid.
Those are the types of odors that hundreds of residents throughout San Diego County reported smelling Wednesday. But so far, several officials contacted haven’t been able to determine the source.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department received dozens of calls beginning about 2 p.m., said spokesman Maurice Luque. People reported the odor in neighborhoods including Del Mar Heights, University City, Scripps Ranch, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Hillcrest and downtown San Diego.
About the same time in North County, dispatchers for NorthComm fire began getting calls from Carlsbad and Encinitas. Laura Rader was leaving work in north Escondido when she smelled it about 3:15 p.m. Along the coast, a golfer got a strong steady whiff on the back nine of the north course at Torrey Pines.
Rey Estrada said the smell was still overwhelming as he left work in Point Loma shortly before 5:30 p.m. Pam Gran smelled it then, too, as she was getting off the Coaster in Encinitas. An hour later, she said it was even stronger along the San Elijo Avenue corridor.
By evening, the smell had wafted as far east as Jamul.
While no one could determine what it was, many agencies contacted said it wasn’t them.
There were no incidents Wednesday that could link it to the Navy, said Brian O’Rourke, spokesman for Navy Region Southwest.
At Lindbergh Field, airport spokeswoman Diana Lucero said there were no fuel dumps or spills.
Off the Southern California coast, no airliners reported fuel dumps, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The county’s Air Pollution Control District began receiving calls about 3 p.m. The reports seemed to start in the north and move south down the coast, then inland.
“The phones were ringing off the hook,” said Jon Adams, the agency’s chief of compliance.
Technicians were sent to various areas to collect ambient air samples. Test results could be available Thursday.
“If the concentration is high enough to be detected by our equipment, it will possibly offer some explanation,” Adams said.
At the National Weather Service, meteorologist James Thomas said he and his colleagues weren’t aware of any weather conditions that would cause such a stink. The county had an onshore flow at the time and a marine layer, he said.
A check of several area hospitals showed no patients were admitted who said they were sickened by the smell.
Lorah Smith of Clairemont, who said it gave her a headache, spoke what was on everyone’s mind.
“Would love to know what is going on,” Smith said.
Staff writer Kristina Davis contributed to this report.
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