Unusual rubbery smoke detected near apartment complex, Portland OR


Officers report a strong rubbery smoke or odor near an apartment complex's L building. The smoke appears to be moving through the complex rather than coming directly from the building. The source of the smell is still unclear. The smoke is described as mostly grayish and somewhat dissipating.
Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
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Transcript:
00:00
Mostly grayish. Copy, is that increasing or decreasing in volume?
00:05
It seems to be increasing or decreasing volume, at least since we've been here,
00:10
pretty heavy, like rubbery scent to it.
00:15
Copy.
00:22
25 crisis is clear and I'm moving over to six back
00:31
There's L-50 So now it's 113 39 it seems like it's the heaviest around the L building of the apartment
00:46
what else is one of those right here
00:52
Room number?
00:56
314, 314.
01:02
639, does it seem like the smoke's coming from the building?
01:08
Clock 5, clear report.
01:12
1329, not really, it's almost like it's kind of blowing through the complex on the other side.
01:21
It does look like we've done a little bit of a loop and it looks like it's dissipating a little bit, but not a ton.
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