UPDATE:

Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Hazardous materials experts have determined the odor causing the evacuation of Ridgway Town Hall on Tuesday is not dangerous, and that it likely originated from burned food combined with cleaning chemicals.

The smell, originally described as a mix of sewer, chemical and burnt odors, apparently came from an overcooked meal that was cleaned up and discarded in trash outside the building, according to Town Administrator Preston Neill. Yet the smell lingered and persevered, ...