By msnbc.com staff
A strong smell that triggered 250?emergency calls Sunday night in the west Phoenix area is baffling residents and officials alike.
"It just blanketed the neighborhood," Debra Hill told AzCentral.com,?sniffling as she spoke Sunday night and complaining of a headache, runny nose and burning sinuses and eyes.
Hill, who?described the odor as similar to strong onions and garlic, said one neighbor left the area after becoming ill and vomiting.
"It's smells like a propane tanker collided with a truck filled with rotten eggs," posted one reader on AzCentral.com.
On AzCentral.com's Facebook page, one reader said she had vomited from the smell, while another said he smelled a strong odor while driving past the local garbage dump on Monday morning.
Fire department spokesman Scott Walker?told msnbc.com that city crews ruled out any gas leak or hazardous material from the landfill after checking the areas. No evacuations were ordered and no further calls were received after Sunday night.
The state environmental department has been notified for possible further investigation.
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