Friday, June 15, 2012

Suburban NY chlorine leak capped; 1 minor injury


Hazmat workers have capped a chlorine leak at a suburban New York water treatment plant.
A worker at the plant in Greenburgh escaped with minor injuries after the leak on Sunday.
The Yonkers Fire Department sent specially trained hazmat workers.
Yonkers Assistant Fire Chief John Flynn called it a "super dangerous operation." Flynn says that just a small amount of chlorine gas can be deadly if inhaled.
The Journal News (http://lohud.us/KmkvQH ) says a small amount of gas escaped outside the plant. However, readings showed there was no public threat and it quickly dissipated.

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8c549c521c2b475db07d728f1187a38a.html

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