Fire Department officials said the fires smelled of vengeance — that Mr. Swain confessed to setting them because he was apparently angry he was not permitted to work at the stand, on 42nd Street near Fifth Avenue, on the north side of the New York Public Library.
No. It's the smoke from the fire you smell.
"The fire, the smell of the fire," she repeated, clearly in shock, minutes after one of the rockets had crashed into a neighbor's yard.
Although cleaning crews have spent the last few days trying to erase evidence of the fire, the smell of smoke still hangs in the hallways and the most heavily damaged parts of Boland Hall remain closed, its students relocated to other dormitory rooms, nearby college campuses and a local motel.
As we were called to the Thanksgiving dinner table I would have a flash of my fantasy; a roaring fire, the smell of melting butter on hot biscuits, a table set with shiny silverware, china and glasses.
It takes out some of the fire and smells and caramelization.
Respondents were specially asked to indicate what they did to protect themselves or family members after perceiving the Natech accident by themselves (through its environmental cues such as seeing the fire or smelling the smoke) or from the local government's warning.
But sitting at the bay, waiting for "the fires of Truro" - the golden sunset hits the Truro cottages, so it looks like they are on fire - smelling the saltwater, listening for gulls and the occasional happy dog, my heart flies.
It was sad to see them die, but when they were on fire, they smelled like mouth bacteria.
