Chemical spill reaction at hospital on High Service Ave, North Providence RI
Fire & ArsonA chemical spill involving formaldehyde, creosol, and glycerine at a hospital on High Service Avenue led to a hazardous reaction after the chemicals were cleaned with ammonia and chloride. The reaction required decontamination and investigation to determine the cause.
Audio|Source: Northwest Rhode Island Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Go ahead, North Kingston. Our DECON team is responding to the side of my hospital, near High Service Ave, RETA, approximately 20 ago.
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Receive, sir.
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North Carolina.
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North King,
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do you have North Brown's Channel 2 in your radio?
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That's a negative.
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We'll be operating on Rice, half a one.
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...on the hazmat channel.
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You can catch that if we need to, just let us know.
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Thank you. Research.
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Hasnett subjected to research.
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Research. Research, sir.
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Car 2 is sending you another picture.
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What happened is the chemical still was cleaned up with another agent,
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which I think made more of a reaction.
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The other agent they cleaned it with was ammonia and chloride.
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The ammonia and chloride, nothing.
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So we're going to need to know what causes the reaction between the first chemical and the second chemical.
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There still is the formaldehyde and the creosol or just the formaldehyde?
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It's a mixture, creosol and formaldehyde with glycerine.
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Hasn not one another team.
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Location mentioned:
High Service Ave, North Providence, RI
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