The Paris City Council has announced that it is carrying out analyzes to determine the origin of the mysterious "sulfur smell" that has invaded the city and its surroundings on Sunday night through Monday.
A smell of rotten egg has been felt in the early hours of Sunday in the north of Paris, according to the testimony of many users of social networks.
"The smell of sulfur has been recognizable, but the concentration was very, very low," Emmanuel Grégoire , deputy mayor of Paris , told AFP .
For its part, the Police Prefecture has taken samples to try to identify the origin of the smell. The results of the analyzes will be known throughout the day, according to Grégoire.
At the moment, two hypotheses are considered. The first, that it is "the source of sewage sanitation" . The second, that it is "a cloud of sulfur dioxide coming from abroad," Grégoire said.
Paris firefighters received numerous calls from citizens tonight to report the smell, without being able to explain the phenomenon. Alerts have even come from areas far from the capital such as Melun, 50 kilometers south of Paris , or in Meaux, 50 km east.
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