Stagnant air spreads across England

April 18, 2008 

]]{{QuoteRight|I noticed an acrid smell rather like burning plastic during the night, about 5am. It is the sort of smell you can taste.|4=Marian Miller from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire]] 
Stagnant air spread today across southern and eastern parts of England including the capital city, London. 
The police, fire and water services as well as the Met Office were all asked to give an explanation for the smell. The police and fire services were at a loss as to how to respond, but Thames Water assured its customers that there were no problems with any of its water treatment plants. A Met Office spokesperson explained that "over the last few days, we've had fresh, strong winds from an easterly direction. As a result some of our air is coming from continental Europe." The westerly wind which England usually receives is less pungent, having arrived from the Atlantic.
Stagnant air spreads across England April 18 , 2008 ] ] { { QuoteRight|I noticed an acrid smell rather like burning plastic during the night , about 5 am . It is the sort of smell you can taste.|4 = Marian Miller from High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire ] ] Stagnant air spread today across southern and eastern parts of England including the capital city , London . The police , fire and water services as well as the Met Office were all asked to give an explanation for the smell . The police and fire services were at a loss as to how to respond , but Thames Water assured its customers that there were no problems with any of its water treatment plants . A Met Office spokesperson explained that " over the last few days , we 've had fresh , strong winds from an easterly direction . As a result some of our air is coming from continental Europe . " The westerly wind which England usually receives is less pungent , having arrived from the Atlantic .
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