Chemical reaction causes chlorine fumes in home, Catskill NY
Fire & ArsonA homeowner mixed two brands of pool chlorine chemicals inside a residence near Main St, causing a violent chemical reaction. The house filled with chlorine fumes, and two people including a child became sick and were medically evaluated. Emergency services ventilated the house and called hazardous materials teams to monitor air safety.
Audio|Source: Greene County Fire
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That's affirmative. Be advised the homeowner was mixing pool chemicals in the residence and the child became sick, information only.
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That's the machine, thank you.
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Green All 1-2, Cascill Ambulance Respond, Alpha with a medic, near Main St, cross streets of Church Street and Thompson Street.
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The patient will meet you outside.
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It'll be a 33-year-old male with abdominal pain.
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Repeating Green 911-2-Cat scale ambulance, respond Alpha with a medic, near Main St,
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Cross Streets of Church Street and Thompson Street.
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Patient will meet you outside 33-year-old male abdominal pain. It's one time 1514 dispatcher 2046.
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Green 911 is 196 arriving.
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196 at 1515.
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Green, 911, 191.
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Brails on 191. 191.
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191 arriving.
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191, 15, 15, 15.
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Green 911, hazmat car one.
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Green One's on, hazmat car one.
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Joe, hazmat car one or out?
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Asmat car one, 15, 16.
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Green, 911, Medway, Command.
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Great Onzon, Medway, Command.
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Great Onzon, Medway, Command.
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Be advised, we're going to have two patients for checking with EMF.
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All the chemicals are out of the residence and the residence is still closed up at this time with fumes inside.
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Received two patients outside of the residence,
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you still need hazmat to respond.
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You can have Matt downgrade but still respond to the scene with caution.
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I received 1517.
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County Car 7 Hazmat Car 1 did you copy?
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Car 1 copy.
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Cary 7 copy.
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1518.
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Great Oans on for Medawait Command.
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Yeah, be advised, it was two different brands of chlorine, whole chemicals that was mixed together.
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There was no other chemicals involved,
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and it had a violent chemical reaction, filled the whole house with chlorine smell.
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That's received.
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Are you going to vent the residents, or do you still need hazmat?
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The advice we're venting the residents at this time.
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Not sure if the hazmat team has the capability of monitoring for Corrine to verify that the
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air is safe inside the residence, so that's why we're still having them proceed.
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I received a 1522.
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Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Catskill, NY 12414
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