Posted on 09/23/2022 2:10:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Hazmat teams with the Riverside County Fire Department were working to clear an unknown, caustic substance at a recycling center in the 2200 block of Via Cerro in Jurupa Valley.
When first responders arrived, they found one person on the ground and were informed that the situation was a hazardous materials spill within the building.
When hazmat teams made entry into the recycling center, they found a substance in the bottom of a container that tested positive for an unknown caustic material.
“It probably off gassed as they opened it up and the gentleman was standing right there. So, he probably then inhaled, and then as the other employees came around, they took an inhalation of it,” the RCFD spokesperson said. “It was just off gassing when they opened it up.”
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
“...tested positive for an unknown caustic material...”
-
Or did it test negative for an unknown acidic material?
I dunno, whichever one gives you poison gas, I guess.
I guess you give it a really good sniff, you know?
They probably tested the pH. Too high or low...it’s caustic...but unknown...
Firefighters ARE CIVILIANS.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.