At around 2 a.m., firefighters discovered a defective appliance in a West Wing storage room was to blame for the concerning gas-like odor, NBC4 reported.
Gas was briefly shut down at the White House while crews fixed the appliance and no injuries or evacuations were reported, NBC4 said.
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