Environmental complaint received 2021-01-10 18:30:00
Source: Unknown fuel odor
Source location: Cuthbert, Georgia
Complaint location: [Not entered]

I live in a small rural town in Southwest Georgia, named Cuthbert. I'm writing to see if the problem of Gas Fumes can be investigated by your company.

On three (3) separate occasions, I've been overcome by gas fumes, in the last few months, when I go into my backyard or just being near the backdoor of my home, if I leave it ajar for my cats. 

The air is so heavy with fumes, it seems there is no oxygen and breathing is almost impossible. My lungs immediately tightened and began to ache. I really have to struggle to get back into my house or away from the backdoor to an area in my home where it takes a while to breathe freely again. The smell reminds me of WD40.

I have no idea of what this might be. I've lived here for over fifteen years and the first two episodes were in 2020 and the third one was on January 6, 2021.

In all of my years here in Cuthbert, Georgia, I've seen very few commercial airplanes fly over, but it seems they're getting more frequent. Is it possible the airlines are dumping fuel over our area before landing in Atlanta? I just don't know what to think, but it's very frightening to experience.