horrible burning smell

[lameduck]

Any one know whats burning, awful acrid smoke smell

around bredinghurst school area

its like an electrical toxic burning smell

[Abe_froeman]

I'd guess it's a bonfire, given the date today

[Houseoflego]

There have been a few, I think people are having bonfires of some weird things, there was a horrid plastic burning smell along Friern road on Sunday.

[tedfudge]

I have got a burning smell in my house had it for about 4 or 5 days but cannot find where it's coming from I'm wondering if a firework went into the chimney and has been smouldering in there definetley very strange

[Penguin68]

Make sure others can also smell this, or you don't smell burning in other locations, , as the smell of burning can be symptomatic, if it's just you, of neurological problems I believe.

[Peckham Park]

More likely a possible electric fault. Close doors to rooms over night and then see if smell is greater in one room than others.

[nxjen]

I smell something like burnt toast after I?ve used certain decongestants which I believe is not unusual

[Sue]

Some people who have Long Covid smell weird things, including burning.

[malumbu]

I went to the doctors. I keep thinking that I am a famous Welsh singer. Ah Tom Jones Syndrome the doctor says. Is it common I ask? It's not unusual the doctor replies.

[Sue]

tedfudge Wrote:

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> I have got a burning smell in my house had it for

> about 4 or 5 days but cannot find where it's

> coming from I'm wondering if a firework went into

> the chimney and has been smouldering in there

> definetley very strange

I'd say you need to get an electrician in urgently before you have a house fire.

Assuming of course that your post is serious, which I'm guessing it probably isn't.

[tedfudge]

Sue.

My post is serious .

My wife smells it aswell

We only have 2 items plugged in in that room as it is a spare room and have smelt the plugs etc but cannot pinpoint where it's coming from.

But I will take advice about electrician just incase luckily my uncle is an electrician so will ask him to pop round.

[Penguin68]

We only have 2 items plugged in in that room as it is a spare room and have smelt the plugs etc but cannot pinpoint where it's coming from.

Definitely unplug anything in that room - and switch off any socket if you can. And you need to check this quickly - mice can e.g. chew through wires and insulation so it may not be directly related to any plug but to the wiring behind the sockets

[tedfudge]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> We only have 2 items plugged in in that room as it

> is a spare room and have smelt the plugs etc but

> cannot pinpoint where it's coming from.

>

> Definitely unplug anything in that room - and

> switch off any socket if you can. And you need to

> check this quickly - mice can e.g. chew through

> wires and insulation so it may not be directly

> related to any plug but to the wiring behind the

> sockets

good call did not think of that my uncle is coming round tomorrow to check wiring etc. thank yo all for advice and ideas

[edcam]

It's the stench of democracy burning.

[Peckham Park]

With all the rain we?ve had, damp can affect certain walls with plugs