Aerosol Fumes At Waste Facility Send 3 To Hospital
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - Three people were taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after an aerosol container released fumes at a waste management facility.
South Metro Fire crews responded just before 2 p.m. to a call of an airborne irritant affecting several people at the Jordan Road Transfer Station, 7120 South Jordan Road.
A Hazmat team was called in and technicians entered the building. They found a canister inside.
HazMat Final Update - Unknown type aerosol can burst and likely caused the irritation. Building ventilated & air levels back to normal.
— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO) February 27, 2017
Crews ultimately determined there was no other cause and ventilated the building.
The conditions of the three rushed to the hospital was not immediately known.
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