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Two St. Louis Hospitals Locked Down For Hazardous Material Incident
MyFox ^ | August 30, 2008 | MYFox

Posted on 08/30/2008 4:17:42 PM PDT by Alter Kaker

Hazmat crews are investigating separate incidents at two area hospitals. Sources say several people came into contact with a chemical and drove themselves to DePaul and St. Anthony’s hospitals. Both emergency rooms were placed on lockdown and ER patients were quarantined.

There is no word yet on the origin of the chemical or the incident that sent the victims to the hospital.

FOX 2 has crews at St. Anthony’s and at DePaul and will have more information as it develops.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: hazmat; healthcare; outbreak; stlouis
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To: DvdMom

Didnt the other thread mention that three victims were searching through a garbage dumpster preceding the onset of this condition?


21 posted on 08/30/2008 4:59:24 PM PDT by Canedawg (Sarah Palin Rocks! McCain-Palin '08)
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To: Bahbah; MOgirl

What are you hearing locally?


22 posted on 08/30/2008 4:59:27 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-McCain/Palin 08)
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To: Spunky

I saw that guy, too. I think he was drinking colloidal silver.


23 posted on 08/30/2008 5:09:16 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Spunky

Actually, if you ingest large amounts of silver, it does cause your skin to turn blue. The condition is called Argyria.


24 posted on 08/30/2008 5:10:47 PM PDT by Shadow44
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To: SE Mom
What are you hearing locally?

Not a thing. I even turned on local radio. Nada.

25 posted on 08/30/2008 5:15:38 PM PDT by Bahbah (Typical white person-Snow white)
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To: Canedawg

More than 3. If I’m not mistaken there was supposedly a group of at least 6 men that were supposedly going through a dumpster in an industrial area in East St. Louis.

According to reports this group of men then decided to split up into two groups, drive across the Mississippi into St. Louis, MO, and proceed to drive themselves to two separate hospitals at opposite ends of St. Louis County.

Very VERY suspicious, IMHO.


26 posted on 08/30/2008 5:21:17 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (BLOG: http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com ~ Anti-Obama Gear: http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: Bahbah

Hmmm- odd.

Maybe it wasn’t such a big deal?

Sounded pretty strange.


27 posted on 08/30/2008 5:30:10 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-McCain/Palin 08)
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To: SE Mom

I can’t tell if there’s an embargo on information or if it’s being built up as more than it is. Although it wouldn’t seem so. Those are some pretty bizarre occurrences.


28 posted on 08/30/2008 5:34:18 PM PDT by Bahbah (Typical white person-Snow white)
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To: LibertyRocks
Sounds like some amateur scavengers who picked the wrong company's dumpster to dive in. Second guess? Professionals looking for components for the making of a Meth Lab.
29 posted on 08/30/2008 5:44:35 PM PDT by cva66snipe ($.01 The current difference between the DEM's and GOP as well as their combined worth to this nation)
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To: Candor7

Missouri is not a blue state last I checked (but I haven’t been there in about two years now).

St. Louis itself, like other urban sewers, is rather blue, but the rest of the state lives in the real world.


30 posted on 08/30/2008 5:45:13 PM PDT by BobbyT
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To: Alter Kaker
This news has me pretty concerned. I have a new grandchild in the ICU @ Cardinal-Glennon. It isn't near the hospitals involved if I recall correctly.

Sounds like some people got into a dumpster they shouldn't have.

Any news from people in St. Louis would be greatly appreciated.

31 posted on 08/30/2008 5:54:40 PM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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To: Alter Kaker

bump


32 posted on 08/30/2008 5:56:52 PM PDT by VOA
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To: Canedawg

Didnt the other thread mention that three victims were searching through a garbage dumpster preceding the onset of this condition?

Yes , the other thread did say that but that is really weird if true ....


33 posted on 08/30/2008 6:34:04 PM PDT by DvdMom
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To: Spunky


Yep, he was drinking colloidal silver. He looks like Pappa Smurf:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317564,00.html
34 posted on 08/30/2008 7:55:05 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: ViLaLuz

http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7325876&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

Two Dead, Several Hospitals Locked Down After Hazmat Exposure in East St. Louis

Last Edited: Saturday, 30 Aug 2008, 9:28 PM CDT
Created: Saturday, 30 Aug 2008, 5:50 PM CDT
By Roche Madden, Shirley Washington,

(KTVI - myFOXstl.com) — Two people are dead after nearly half a dozen people were exposed to a hazardous material in East St. Louis. Victims are hospitalized around the St. Louis, some are in critical condition.
St. Anthony’s Hospital in South County and DePaul Hospital in West County both shut down their emergency rooms when victims showed up with blue skin.
Authorities believe the people were exposed to the chemical nitroaniline, a highly toxic and dangerous chemical.
Victims began showing up at area hospitals Saturday afternoon. Other hospitals involved are Barnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis University Hospital and at least one more person was located at Gateway

(Excerpted)


35 posted on 08/30/2008 8:43:09 PM PDT by sodpoodle ("Have faith in God...but keep your powder dry." Oliver Cromwell)
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To: Canedawg

Know the newspapers are saying instead of dumpster diving it was an accident at a chemical plant that sickened 6-7 workers ...


36 posted on 08/31/2008 6:24:10 AM PDT by DvdMom
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