No injuries reported at the chemical spill scene.
Boston Fire reported its hazmat team was called to the Feldberg Building at 330 Brookline Avenue at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday for a call of an Ethylene Oxide leak in the basement. The Boston Fire Department reported that the entry team’s readings were negative. The basement and the lobby of the Feldberg Building at 330 Brookline Avenue were evacuated. Boston Fire Department reported that there were no injuries and no parties were affected.
The Boston Fire Department Hazmat team is responding to a chemical spill in the basement at Beth Israel Hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
The Boston Fire Department is responding to a chemical spill in the basement of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Boston Fire reported its hazmat team was called to the Feldberg Building at 330 Brookline Avenue at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday for a call of an Ethylene Oxide leak in the basement. Ethylene oxide is a flammable, colorless gas that smells like ether at toxic levels, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It is found in the production of solvents, antifreeze, textiles, detergents, adhesives, polyurethane foam, and pharmaceuticals, and smaller amounts are used to sterilizatize surgical equipment in hospitals. In large amounts, exposure to the chemical can cause to eye pain, sore throat, difficult …
DPW and Fire respond to a heating oil spill at an Apartment building near Brookline Village.
[Updated 2:31 p.m.] An oil tank on the roof of the apartment complex at 77 Pearl Street, containing between 250-300 gallons of heating oil, started to leak into the sewer system. According to Deputy Chief Robert Ward of the Brookline Fire Department, Firefighters and maintenance workers were able to control the leak allowing only approximately 10-15 gallons of oil into the sewer system. Brookline Water Department and DPW responded with vaccuum trucks to try and remove the oil and also used soak pads in the sewers. Pearl Street between Brookline Avenue and Washington Street remains closed. ---- Hazmat teams responded to a fuel spill near 72 Pearl Street in Brookline. The street was closed while the spill was being addressed. Crews also …
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