Incident involving pool chemicals causes small explosions in Whitman, Hazmat crews called to assist

  • Source: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston
  • Published: 07/01/2020 12:00 AM

Whitman firefighters responded to a Tier One Hazmat incident on Tuesday night involving pool chemicals. Shortly before 8 p.m., first responders received a report of a chemical incident at 44 Hilltop Road. Preliminary investigation shows a 29-year-old man had attempted to add shock to his pool by mixing a new chemical with an older one from a different manufacturer. Once the two chemicals mixed, a reaction occured, causing the chemicals to release gas and causing several minor explosions. The man was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, but the extent of his condition is unknown. No one else was injured in the incident. In about two hours the situation was contained and the spill was cleaned up. Neighbors to the spill were not evacuated and there was at no time a danger to the public.



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