[Austin] Hydrogen Sulfide gas leak - Pearl & 21st - Keep Clear!

srrm · Apr 13, 2016

http://kxan.com/2016/04/13/hazmat-situation-at-west-campus-student-apartment/

One dead from a H2S gas leak

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is dead and six people are at the hospital after they were exposed to what appears to be hydrogen sulfide at a West Campus apartment complex Wednesday afternoon.

The Austin Fire Department says when they responded to the 21 Pearl around 2:30 p.m., they found a sign on an apartment door that read: “Danger: Watch out, hydrogen sulfide,” along with a person who was already in cardiac arrest. The apartment, which is geared towards college students, is at the corner of West 21st Street and Pearl Street.

First responders switched over to a hazmat environment immediately donned protective gear. The crews then took the initial patient out and did a quick decontamination effort on him as well as making sure others in the building were quickly evacuated.

“Crews quickly started ventilation and going door-to-door to make sure everyone was okay,” says AFD Division Chief Palmer Buck. Buck says initial readings indicate the chemical in the apartment was hydrogen sulfide.

The Austin-Travis County EMS says the person who died is a man in his 20s. In a statement from the apartment’s management, the person who died is a student. A woman, who is the property manager, was taken to the hospital along with five other patients. Five other patients were treated at the scene.
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Hope the West Campus Clutchfans are all fine

jayhow92 · Apr 13, 2016

Damn UT can't get a break. Crazy stuff.

Mr. Brightside · Apr 13, 2016

Sounds like terrorism.

srrm · Apr 13, 2016

They're saying it was a suicide

Dubious · Apr 14, 2016

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-hazmat-idUSKCN0XA2PQ

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