Around 0800 this morning, crews were summoned to a local nursing facility
for a possible hazardous materials incident. Upon arrival of E41 crews
were met by a maintenance worker that stated an excess of Chlorine pellets
were dumped into a pool's filtering system. Normally, Bromide is used and
the worker was unaware he was using the wrong material. E41 crew removed
the canaster from the pool area while E51 used PPV fans to ventilate the
pool area which is a seperate therapy area located off the main building.
A crew from Air 1 was used to meter the adjacent area and monitor air
quality. M48 transported one maintenance worker to the hospital for
further evaluation. Units cleared within the hour.
MONROEVILLE COMMAND:C42 (Assistant Chief Bacco)
UNITS:E41, M48, M49, E51, Tanker 5, A59, Air 1, Command 32
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