MARCH 6, 2015
LIBERTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
The Ingles grocery store in Liberty was evacuated Friday
morning after people in the store reported watering and burning of their eyes,
the city fire chief said.
No one was injured in the incident, which Chief Chris
Rowland said was caused by a chemical used by the store to clean vegetables.
A Pickens County Hazmat team was called in to respond to the
incident, which was reported at 9:22 a.m., Rowland said.
EMS also was dispatched to the store on State 93, but no one
needed to be transported.
Rowland didn't know the name of the chemical.
Store officials at the scene were unable to give an
immediate comment.
If the chemical that cleans vegetables is an eye irritant, then we are in trouble. That is why you always wash all the vegetables you buy at the store with clean fresh water. No exceptions.