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Oily smell in Acton

Has anyone noticed an oily/tar type smell around East Acton Lane, Churchfield area in the last few hours?  Are there road works being done nearby involving loads of tar?

M ODonald ● 4985d3 Comments

Its the smell of gas comiong from Francebbc-A cloud of foul-smelling but harmless gas has leaked out of a factory in north-western France, drifting across the Channel and prompting complaints from Paris to south-eastern England.The leak is blamed on a chemical factory in Rouen, and many residents compared the odour to diesel fumes

Phaddaeng Thumraksa ● 4985d

Ah that's probably it then.  It seems to have disappeared from Acton now.

M ODonald ● 4985d

And the tweet from London Fire Brigade :London Fire Brigade ‏@LondonFireListen carefully I shall say zis in only 140 characters; we attended 42 calls today due to the French gas cloud over London #alloallo

Tim Henderson ● 4985d