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. |