A worker at the YWCA on Spring Street in Portland yesterday tipped over a drum o

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

8-26-1994

Pages

1B, 2B

Abstract

A worker at the YWCA on Spring Street in Portland yesterday tipped over a drum of sodium hypochlorite, spilling around 1 1/2 gallons of the chemical and prompting an evacuation of the area around the building. David Fortin, 29, was hospitalized after suffering from fluid in the lungs due to chlorine-gas inhalation. Vehicles and pedestrians were banned for around five hours from Spring and Free streets near the Cumberland County Civic Center. Details.

Subjects

Accidents, Hazardous substances, Young Women's Christian Association -- Portland

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