Several Quarantined in Yonkers

News 12 ^ | 5-16-02

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/16/02) YONKERS - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers has been closed. The entire community surrounding 223 Nepperhan Avenue and Elm Street has been closed. At least two people are on life support. Reports say several hundred people have been quarantined.

Reports suggest that cyanide gas may be responsible.

Stay tuned to News 12 Westchester for continuing live coverage and Chopper 12 footage.

[aristeides]

Plenty of Germans, especially fanatical Nazis, ingested cyanide in the closing weeks of WWII. According to a recent article in Der Spiegel, pharmacies were instructed to dispense it upon request, without a prescription.

[Thinkin' Gal]

"Somebody's poisoned the waterhole!"

[galt-jw]

seems the lack of reporting by a media who is so pathetic as to run damn near ANY story, robert blake, whatever, is VERY telling by its absence....so, email everyone you can.

[Chuckster]

"There was a story today on a town's reservior hatch being found broken open. Does anybody remember where this was? "

Vermont, near St. Johnsbury I think.

[Shermy]

Mayor John Spencer stated that the situation is under control and that it is not an airborne contaminant.

Officials believe that cyanide gas or another poison may have been consumed by residents in a fourth floor apartment at 223 Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers.

Several blocks in the area remain quarantined.

St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers has been closed. The entire community surrounding 223 Nepperhan Avenue and Elm Street has been closed.

Two people, who aided the victims from the building, have been transported to the hospital for testing.

Two victims are said to be in serious condition and are on life support at St. Joseph's Hospital.

The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m

[Preech1]

Quarantine lifted, according to web article...

[let freedom sing]

The state of Vermont is the lead agent in this type of situation, said Cornell.

Why is Vermont putting lead in the water, in any situation?

[SouthernFreebird]

New wave of (stupid) suicide bomber?

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Nepperhan and Elm - nasty area.

FYI Yonkers has a large "middle eastern" population.

Shame, It was once a beautiful city. Majestic old victorians still overlook the Hudson. Golf in America born there. Once was a haven for Italian, Polish and Irish families escaping the Bronx.

[Cold Heat]

Looks like I am going to take a shower...........G-nite!

[Preech1]

Beat you to it...

[xJones]

Googling on Yonkers + cyanide, I found some trivia. Click

Back in 1986, a woman died in Yonkers from potassium cyanide-laced tylenol. Just throwing that out while we're waiting for real news.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Whoa, back up the boat here. The situation is "Under Control" and yet, still no national coverage? Strange.

[cmsgop]

Looks like I am going to take a shower..

Don't forget the Lever 2000.....

[Shermy]

Good video at the website.

[Brytani]

I'm listening to Keyes right now too, can't believe he doesn't have the cajones to ask why the dems aren't saying an investigation needs to ALSO be made over the former administration that allowed OSB to live for 8 years, and continue attacking us.

Shaking my head here

Brytani

(also in Florida)

[galt-jw]

hmmmmm....kinda like the official story of the tail falling off the plane in ny, though it has never happened before or since, or the center tank explosion on twa 800, likewise.