Pollution Question over Gases Released from Dead Body

April 13, 2015

There was a deceased body in an apartment building. Tenant had complained about the smell and alleged damages as a result of the odor. Our insured did not know there was a dead body in the building. Can the fumes/gases released by a dead body be considered a pollutant?

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