Not a typical response... Reports out of California are that at least 3 Firefighters were rushed to local hospitals morning after chemicals loaded into a vacuum truck exploded in Santa Paula. Approximately 1,000 gallons of an organic peroxide exploded from the truck at the Santa Clara Waste Water Company in Santa Paula, the Ventura County. The explosion scattered the chemical, which began to crystallize and spontaneously ignite.Firefighters had to leave one engine behind because its tires began to ignite as it rolled over the material. The chemical has also sickened 12 hospital employees at the VCMC emergency room. The hospital was working to contain the ER in order to prevent the chemical from affecting additional personnel. The cause of the explosion was unclear. The chemical, possibly an organic peroxide, spontaneously combusted as it was being loaded into a vacuum truck. The explosion caused the chemical to shoot out at least 300 feet, creating smaller flare-ups. RAW VIDEO OF THE EXPLOSION: https://youtube/watch?v=3fx2tdafwP0 RELATED: https://youtube/watch?v=xI7CFx8azKc latimes/local/lanow/la-me-ln-five-people-hospitalized-after-chemical-truck-explosion-20141118-story.html
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:46:41 +0000
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