Strange Smell Spurs Building Evacuation, Shuts Down Rockville Pike Tuesday

Reports of an odd smell near Town Center spurred the evacuation of a building and temporarily shut down Rockville Pike on Tuesday morning.

Montgomery County Fire & Rescue officials said that concrete solvent caused the odor and determined it wasn’t a safety hazard.

A building in the 100 block of Rockville Pike was evacuated at around 9:30 a.m. due to reports of a “chemical odor.” Two people were taken to the hospital for check-ups.

The road was closed to accommodate fire trucks and equipment, a Fire and Rescue Service spokesman told Patch.