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    Posted: October/03/2011 at 13:16
This is about 5 miles from us and we are down wind.  They have evacuated all the buildings in the immediate vicinity and the EPA is on site to determine how toxic the smoke is.
 
 
 
 
 
 


Edited by Chris Farris - October/03/2011 at 14:21
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be safe fellas.  If you feel any of your merchandise is in jeporday you can ship it to my house for safe keeping!
 
seriously though, stay safe guys!
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Holy Smoke... break out the gas masks, stay low, be safe...
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I would say "take a deep breath, kick back and relax too the smoke clears" but that dosen't seem like the right thing to do.. Stay safe and get out if they say get out.
 
 
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It is getting pretty bad here, eyes burning, lungs burning and some are feeling nauseous.

We're closing down so everyone get out of the path of the smoke.
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Wow, doesn't sound good at all.  Stay safe guys. 


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Damn, sorry to hear the news guys. Get out of there if you haven't already. Better to be safe than sorry with something like that.

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Guess this means you won't get my package and you won't send me yours, but that is a minor point.
The BIG point is GET UP WIND AND UP HILL and stay safe.
 
We had a fire at a chemical plant about 15-20 years ago. Every piece of equipment that was at that fire had to be hauled to a special landfill and burried. From fire engines to clothes, police cars, uniforms, leather gear, guns, everything. I know at least one officer died prematurely from cancer that was at that scene, and they suspect it was a reslt of that fire.
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I bet there is a non-attorney spokesman already preparing an infomercial asking for lawsuits....
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Yikes.

Get everyone you know the hell out of there until you know EXACTLY what burned.

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If you want to read about something that's appalling concerning our troops. Google "Balad burn pit". I was stationed there (Balad) for 6 months and was holed up about a half mile from that damn thing. I've read multiple reports about men and women developing cancer among other things that they believe (and the military denies) are linked to that burn pit. They burnt EVERYTHING there.

Chemicals burning are nothing to mess around with. I'd be driving far away from that place.


Edited by shooter07 - October/03/2011 at 15:29
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I saw that story at lunchtime. Looks like a real bad deal. Run Forrest, run!
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Like the New York Fire Fighters and Rescue workers, oh no the colored gas and smoke is not bad for you.  Loco

Most things burning rubber, plastic, coatings, paint are horrible for you.

+1 on ILya's Comment.
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Originally posted by shooter07 shooter07 wrote:

If you want to read about something that's appalling concerning our troops. Google "Balad burn pit". I was stationed there (Balad) for 6 months and was holed up about a half mile from that damn thing. I've read multiple reports about men and women developing cancer among other things that they believe (and the military denies) are linked to that burn pit. They burnt EVERYTHING there.

Chemicals burning are nothing to mess around with. I'd be driving far away from that place.
There are several of those... all bad...
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Originally posted by koshkin koshkin wrote:

Yikes.

Get everyone you know the hell out of there until you know EXACTLY what burned.

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Haven't seen much worse looking than that. Stay safe.
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  Just heard about it.  Prayers sent for all. 
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Chris, one of the jobs I do at the mill is HazMat Technician. If the chemicals they make there end in " ine, ide, or ate " , take yourself and your workers to a reputable Dr and get checked out. What seems minor now can give you many problems in the future. There's some bad stuff out there.\
 Be safe, keep us posted.......  
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Originally posted by Kickboxer Kickboxer wrote:

Originally posted by shooter07 shooter07 wrote:

If you want to read about something that's appalling concerning our troops. Google "Balad burn pit". I was stationed there (Balad) for 6 months and was holed up about a half mile from that damn thing. I've read multiple reports about men and women developing cancer among other things that they believe (and the military denies) are linked to that burn pit. They burnt EVERYTHING there.

Chemicals burning are nothing to mess around with. I'd be driving far away from that place.
There are several of those... all bad...
 
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Been watching the updates on the TV, stay safe!
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