Rotten Radishes Prompt Gas Leak Calls

An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak. Tiffin Township Volunteer Fire Department, near Defiance, has responded to five reports of suspicious smells over the last 45 days. A field of oilseed radishes, planted as a cover crop that adds nutrients to the field, is near a natural gas compression station and a gas exchange station. Fire Chief Jamie Wonders said each run to investigate the odor takes about an hour; they respond to calls even when they suspect the smell is from the radishes. A pipeline technician with the TransCanada natural gas compression station said the gas stored at the facility is odorless.