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ARLINGTON, Texas – Students in Arlington are being kept indoors because of a natural gas odor in the city. 

But it’s just a precaution. Officials said there is no citywide gas leak.

What we know:

According to the Arlington Fire Department, a natural gas compression station had a pipeline issue. That caused a change in pressure and release of odor.

But city officials clarified that there is no citywide gas leak. Instead, people are smelling the natural gas odorizer, mercaptain, which was released into the air.

Arlington ISD sent a message to schools acknowledging the odor and letting teachers know that city officials are working to address it.

Because the odor has been detected at multiple schools across the city, the district encouraged all schools to keep students indoors and refrain from outdoor activities as a precaution.

District staff are also adjusting campus air intake systems to try to minimize the smell in classrooms.

What we don’t know:

Atmos Energy said the issue is not related to any of its pipelines or properties. Instead, the gas company referred all questions to Energy Transfer Pipeline.

There have been no reports of evacuations.

The Source: The information in this story comes from the Arlington Fire Department and Arlington ISD.

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