A day later, still no word on source of odor that permeated much of Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A day after an unidentified stench blanketed Jacksonville and surrounding areas early Wednesday morning, there was still no word on the source of the odor.

City air quality inspectors contacted and visited a number of industrial facilities, but none said they’d had any incidents that might have caused a chemical release.

JEA said nothing happened at any of the facilities either.

News4Jax checked with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and it had no indication where the odor might have come from.

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The city of Jacksonville said it received 30 complaints Wednesday morning. A map shows the ZIP code locations where the complaints came from, but there were complaints in Clay and St. Johns County, as well, and lots of calls to the newsroom.

Some callers said it smelled like rotten eggs. Others said it was like burning cabbage.