About 200 people were exposed to some pretty scary chemicals when a 55 gallon drum containing hydrobromic acid leaked today at Nailor Industries in northwest Houston. More than a dozen were rushed to the hospital. KHOU reports the drum "was punctured", and later reports blame an errant forklift for the hole. The acid, the fumes of which can be very destructive and even fatal, can also cause death if ingested in as little as a 1 milliliter quantity.
HPD and the fire department sent HazMat crews to the scene, as well as six Metro busses, which are there to provide an airconditioned mobile triage unit.
Because never mind the petrochemicals--this is Houston: we need our A/C!
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