I was at a chemical plant this week and they had a frozen pipe. Chemical in the pipe freezes at 60 degrees. The pipe burst. Fumes are highly toxic and corrosive. Alarms went off and everyone ran outside. People in the area where it happened got to hold their breath and run. I was talking to a guy outside and watching the blisters form on his face.
Problem was that everyone got out as fast as they could and nobody brought out a hazmat suit. Going inside would without a suit would have been fatal and the pump was still running. It was nearly an hour before anyone could go inside to shut off the pump. By then thousands of gallons of chemical was on the floor. That was a big mess. Glad it was not my job to deal with it.
Problem was that everyone got out as fast as they could and nobody brought out a hazmat suit. Going inside would without a suit would have been fatal and the pump was still running. It was nearly an hour before anyone could go inside to shut off the pump. By then thousands of gallons of chemical was on the floor. That was a big mess. Glad it was not my job to deal with it.