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New York probes 'gas-like odour' New York probes 'gas-like odour'
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Authorities in New York are investigating a strange-smelling odour reported across parts of Manhattan. Authorities in New York are investigating a persistent gas smell across a large part of lower Manhattan.
There appeared to be little disruption to daily life in Manhattan, but there were many reports of a gas-like smell. Police said they were dealing with many reports of a strange gas-like smell, but stressed it was not thought likely to be harmful.
The Reuters news agency reported that parts of the commuter train service between New York and New Jersey were suspended because of a smell of gas. A stretch of the commuter train service between New York and New Jersey was suspended, and some Manhattan office buildings were evacuated.
Some workers evacuated office buildings because of the smell, reports said, but there were no suggestions of terrorism. The mayor of New York is expected to make a statement on the situation.
The US Department of Homeland Security said there was no suspicion of any link to terrorism.
Across the Hudson River in New Jersey, officials said the source of the smell was a gas leak originating in the Chelsea district of Manhattan, but that could not immediately be confirmed.
"We are getting several calls of a foul odour. Our units are responding. It's in various parts of the city," a police spokesman said."We are getting several calls of a foul odour. Our units are responding. It's in various parts of the city," a police spokesman said.
Gas supplier Consolidated Edison, which pipes gas into much of New York City, made no immediate comment but said it was investigating the reports. The BBC's Jeremy Cooke, in New York, said the odour smelled like car fumes.
There was a previous report of a gas-like smell in August last year in parts of Queens and Staten Island, the Associated Press said. Gas supplier Consolidated Edison, which pipes gas into much of New York City, said it was investigating the reports, but told US TV network MSNBC that there was "no abnormal flow" of gas in Manhattan.
There was a previous report of a gas-like smell in August last year in parts of Queens and Staten Island, the Associated Press news agency said.
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