Real chemical cloud interrupts fake emergency
10/3/2004, 1:41 p.m. ET
The Associated Press
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A small chemical cloud rising from a sewer sickened firefighters taking part in a bioterror preparedness drill in Passaic County.
The drill on Saturday morning was in full swing when the thick cloud set off a fire alarm at the Board of Education offices. Firefighters who responded had to use their respirators after gagging on the fumes.
Firefighters flushed out the sewer line using a hose. They were not sure of the chemicals' origin.
A man walking by the sewer complained of throat irritation and was taken to a local hospital, according to The Sunday Record of Bergen County. His injuries were not believed to be life threatening.
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They were not sure of the chemicals' origin.
Patients possibly exposed to brain disease
More than 500 patients have remote chance of exposure
Friday, October 1, 2004 Posted: 1237 GMT (2037 HKT)
ATLANTA (AP) -- More than 500 patients at Emory University Hospital have a remote chance of exposure to a fatal disease similar to mad cow after a brain surgery patient tested positive for the condition, officials said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/10/01/brain.disease.emory.ap/index.html