An environmental response team ventilates the McCaysville
water treatment plant building Wednesday after a chemical spill inside caused
the formation of some chlorine gas. City Water Commissioner Richard Wagner said
the drinking water supply was unaffected and no chemicals escaped from the building.
MARCH 11, 2015
MCCAYSVILLE, GEORGIA
Environmental cleanup crews responded to the McCaysville
water treatment plant Wednesday morning after a chemical spill led to the
formation of some chlorine gas inside the building. No one was injured in the
incident.
According to Fannin County Fire Chief Larry Thomas, the incident occurred when a tank containing liquid sodium hypochlorite (bleach) overflowed and came into contact with alum, another chemical used in the water treatment process. This mixing caused the formation of chlorine gas, he said.
According to Fannin County Fire Chief Larry Thomas, the incident occurred when a tank containing liquid sodium hypochlorite (bleach) overflowed and came into contact with alum, another chemical used in the water treatment process. This mixing caused the formation of chlorine gas, he said.
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