1.   Enough fuel leaked into the lake that nearby boaters could see the shiny residue and smell the gasoline.

2.   At about that time, Bellingham firefighters were already investigating reports of a gasoline smell in the creek.

3.   He offered no explanation for the gasoline smell.

4.   One teen-age survivor said school officials investigated a gasoline smell in the building over the weekend.

5.   Victims complained of a gasoline smell beforehand, and a cause was never satisfactorily established.