DC-area airports halt flights due to smell at air traffic center

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DC-area airports halt flights due to smell at air traffic center
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Airports serving Washington, D.C., Baltimore and some cities in Virginia briefly halted all flights Friday evening because of what federal authorities said was a strong chemical smell at the flight center that controls traffic into the airports.

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