tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604907734958782081.post2905231445428450759..comments2023-03-31T09:25:02.356-07:00Comments on The Galway Tent Blog: Tips For A Dirty Dublin BombUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604907734958782081.post-12767330516235963462008-05-16T08:16:00.000-07:002008-05-16T08:16:00.000-07:00VX nerve agent shuts IncineratorWashington State, ...<B>VX nerve agent shuts Incinerator</B><BR/><BR/>Washington State, USA.<BR/><BR/>Thursday, May. 15, 2008<BR/>Incinerator shut down after strainer blocked<BR/>By the Herald staff<BR/>http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/184991.html<BR/><BR/>HERMISTON -- Incineration at the Umatilla Chemical Depot will be stopped for a couple of days as officials investigate why smoke filled part of a furnace area.<BR/><BR/>The incident happened at 7 a.m. Wednesday in the furnace area of the liquid incinerator, where VX nerve agent was being burned for disposal, said depot spokesman Bruce Henrickson.<BR/><BR/>No one was injured and there was no danger to the environment or the community, Henrickson said.<BR/><BR/>Fire alarms went off and automatic dampers closed to stop any chemical agent or smoke from escaping outside the facility.<BR/><BR/>Henrickson said an apparent blockage of a strainer in the piping system caused the smoke to escape, but Army officials are investigating to determine the exact cause.<BR/><BR/><BR/>© 2008 Tri-City Herald, Associated Press & Other Wire ServicesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com