Residents report strong fire-like smell across San Diego

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Residents report strong fire-like smell across San Diego
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Residents across San Diego on Tuesday were reporting a strong chemical smell in their neighborhoods.

San Diego Fire-Rescue responded Tuesday morning to at least one report of an odorous smell in the Serra Mesa area. No other information was immediately known. NBC 7 was reaching out for further details.

Users of neighborhood-sharing apps like Nextdoor and Ring, as well as NBC 7 employees across the county, reported the smell in San Carlos, College Area, Del Cerro, North Park and Mission Valley. Some reported the smell near Downtown, National City, as far east as Lakeside and as far south as San Ysidro.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.

San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesperson Mónica Muñoz said a similar incident occurred a few months ago and they could not determine the source of the smell. The U.S. Air Quality Index ranked San Diego and Baja California's Air Quality on Tuesday as"moderate" with a 69 out of 500 AQI. Some coastal areas of Baja, including Playa de Rosarito, had air quality that was unhealthy for sensitive groups. The area near the San Ysidro Port of Entry was listed as unhealthy.

"We are aware of the issue and have received reports from concerned residents," a spokesperson for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District said."We are currently working to identify the source of the odor and will provide an update as soon as we have more information.", which turns the ocean a reddish-brown color during the day and creates glowing blue waves at night.

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