To: Velveeta
This happened in Graniteville, SC. I'm in a town five miles away and our hospital and University are being used as a staging area.
Lots of roadblocks. Residents urged to stay indoors with ventilation off. Thankfully the weather is very mild.
Three chemicals were released into the atmosphere when the trains collided. The most serious of the chemicals is chlorine which has become airborne. Over 75 people taken to the University which is a staging area across the street from the hospital. This is where people are admitted before being permitted into the hospital. Some fatalities reported by early responders.
1,604 posted on
01/06/2005 8:23:43 AM PST by
Peach
To: Peach
Thanks for the update, Peach.
It sounds pretty bad.
Prayers for all, including the first responders.
To: WestCoastGal
WCG,
Anyone from South Carolina on your list?
See #1604
To: Peach
Could you put this in "breaking news"?
1,607 posted on
01/06/2005 8:33:23 AM PST by
bored at work
(Barack Obama . . . Iraq Osama . . . ?)
To: Peach; Velveeta
Thanks Peach, stay safe. Un-nerving situation for all...I hope that they can safely evacuate everyone who could be in harms way. Prayers for all involved...especially the first responders.
1,612 posted on
01/06/2005 9:23:10 AM PST by
all4one
(My thoughts and prayers are with our soldiers.....and their families)
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