Chemical leak causes irritation at middle school, Portland OR
Medical EmergencyA chemical leak from a leaking battery being cleaned by a floor scrubber caused eye, throat, and lung irritation among about 200 people at a middle school involving around 500 individuals present.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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In 2019, Medic 302, Mount Tabor Middle School, near Southeast Ash Street.
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Some floor scrubber malfunction is potentially causing some eye throat and lung irritation with a bit of an odor.
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Respondonops 1, it's 1215.
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Squad 12, Medic 1356, a priority 2, Bravo bleeding issue, near Northeast 114 Avenue, at Adult Foster Care, respond on Ops 1.
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Squad 12, Medic 1356, a priority 2, Bravo bleeding call, near Northeast 111-14 Avenue, adult foster care home, respond on Ops 1, it's 1215.
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Inger 19, Ops 1, Enter 19.
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For Umedic 302, this call says that there are approximately 500 people at the school, but it's noted in triage that approximately 200 of them were near this spill and potentially having symptoms.
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They say that this was a leaking battery on the floor, that the floor scrubber then was cleaning.
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Chemicals are still being cycled through the school by H-FAC, is the main problem.
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It originated in storage room 207.
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Great engine, I can't copy all that.
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We'll advise. Okay, and Benedict 302, did you copy all that as well?
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Copy you think of me, Code 1 on this?
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Yeah, at your discretion,
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we don't get any more detail after triage, but it came in as Code 1 for you guys to go with fire.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE Ash St, Portland, OR 97215
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