Orange County Residents Report ‘Unusual Odor’ and ‘Residue’ on Cars, Officials Say

Hawk's Nest outside Port Jervis overlooks the Delaware River in Orange County, N.Y., on Oct. 23, 2022. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Orange County health officials are investigating after residents in the region about 70 miles north of New York City reported an unusual odor in the air and residue on their cars, according to local officials.

Officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Orange County Fire Services Haz-Mat team visited the region on Friday to investigate.