Crime & Safety
Strange Smell Spurs Building Evacuation, Shuts Down Rockville Pike Tuesday
MCFRS: Concrete solvent caused the odor and was not considered a safety hazard
Reports of an odd smell near Town Center spurred the evacuation of a building and temporarily shut down Rockville Pike on Tuesday morning.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue officials said that concrete solvent caused the odor and determined it wasn’t a safety hazard.
A building in the 100 block of Rockville Pike was evacuated at around 9:30 a.m. due to reports of a “chemical odor.” Two people were taken to the hospital for check-ups.
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The road was closed to accommodate fire trucks and equipment, a Fire and Rescue Service spokesman told Patch.
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