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Child Development Center at Naval Base Coronado Evacuated Due to Foul Smell

No one was injured and everyone is safe and accounted for, a spokesman said.

A foul smell in the Child Development Center at Naval Base Coronado prompted the center's precautionary evacuation Thursday afternoon, U.S. Navy Spokesman Brian O'Rourke said. 

Staff noticed a foul smell in the building Thursday and, out of concern, reported it. 

Everyone inside the center was safely evacuated from the building and moved to the Lowry Theater, O'Rourke said. No one was injured and everyone is safe and accounted for, Coronado Naval Base Petty Officer First Class Travis Alston said.

When crews entered the building, they detected no gas, no flooding and no leaks. 

The problem was from a toilet in the old bathroom, where all the water had dried up inside the toilet, O'Rourke said. That's where the smell was coming from. 

No further information was available.

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