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Chemical Exposure in NY Lab FIre
(AP) TROY, N.Y.
More than a dozen firefighters are recovering after they were exposed to smoke and chemicals after a fire broke out inside a laboratory at an Albany-area college.
No one was seriously injured but Troy Fire Department officials say 15 firefighters were checked out at a hospital after Monday evening's blaze in a chemical lab at Rensselaer (rehn-suh-LEER') Polytechnic Institute.
Fire Chief Tom Garrett says the fire broke out about 6:20 p.m. on the third floor of a lab in a science building. He says a student was working alone and accidentally ignited the fire while conducting an experiment.
RPI officials say the student suffered burns to her hands and was treated at Troy hospital. The college's public safety department is conducting an investigation.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
More than a dozen firefighters are recovering after they were exposed to smoke and chemicals after a fire broke out inside a laboratory at an Albany-area college.
No one was seriously injured but Troy Fire Department officials say 15 firefighters were checked out at a hospital after Monday evening's blaze in a chemical lab at Rensselaer (rehn-suh-LEER') Polytechnic Institute.
Fire Chief Tom Garrett says the fire broke out about 6:20 p.m. on the third floor of a lab in a science building. He says a student was working alone and accidentally ignited the fire while conducting an experiment.
RPI officials say the student suffered burns to her hands and was treated at Troy hospital. The college's public safety department is conducting an investigation.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Reg Mathis on
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Guess the "Clueless 15" didn't feel like humping that heavy SCBA all the way up to the 3rd floor...
I mean, c'mon!!! It's only a chemical lab, what danger could there POSSIBLY be??
TCSS(or not...)
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Permalink Reply by Justyn Boling on
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yea pretty dumb, no pretty damn stupid
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