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Awful aroma is steam, not smoke
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| December 5, 2013 |
A noxious aroma emanating from the monofill site near the
Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer has been determined by
investigators from the Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation to be steam from rotting wood, not an underground
fire as many had feared.
The smell was exacerbated by a temperature inversion, which held
the steam close to the ground.
ADEC investigators and officials with the Palmer Fire Department
met at the site Wednesday with Alaska Demolition officials to
conduct the investigation.
Investigators plan no enforcement action against Alaska
Demolition, determining that the company had responded
appropriately to the situation and took steps to alleviate the
release of the smelly steam. |
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