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Mercury Spilled on Person at Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit St

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  • Firefighters responded to a mercury spill incident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where the hazardous material reportedly came into contact with a person. The hazmat chief is coordinating the response efforts on site.

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The hazmat chief is coordinating with firefighters on the scene.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 4 to fire alarm. Car 4, you're with the companies, your hazmat chief. He's on fire.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene to address the reported hazardous material spill.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 3 on scene, you're on channel 3, you will be command, okay, car, okay, C6? C6, on. 20 from 24.

Reports state mercury spilled on a person at Massachusetts General Hospital.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:28
A level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on a patient at 55 Fruit Street, nearest box, 135 Mass General Hospital, in the decon room in the emergency department. That's a level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on another doctor in the emergency department decon room at Mass Gen.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a hazardous material spill.

BFD Alerting · 0:30
Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1, Engine 22, Tanka 14, and 16, H1, Car 6, Rehab Unit, C22, a level 2 hazmat, 55 Fruit Street, Boston. Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 55 Fruit St.

The hazmat chief is coordinating with firefighters on the scene.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 4 to fire alarm. Car 4, you're with the companies, your hazmat chief. He's on fire.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene to address the reported hazardous material spill.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 3 on scene, you're on channel 3, you will be command, okay, car, okay, C6? C6, on. 20 from 24.

Reports state mercury spilled on a person at Massachusetts General Hospital.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:28
A level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on a patient at 55 Fruit Street, nearest box, 135 Mass General Hospital, in the decon room in the emergency department. That's a level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on another doctor in the emergency department decon room at Mass Gen.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a hazardous material spill.

BFD Alerting · 0:30
Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1, Engine 22, Tanka 14, and 16, H1, Car 6, Rehab Unit, C22, a level 2 hazmat, 55 Fruit Street, Boston. Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 55 Fruit St.

The hazmat chief is coordinating with firefighters on the scene.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 4 to fire alarm. Car 4, you're with the companies, your hazmat chief. He's on fire.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene to address the reported hazardous material spill.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 3 on scene, you're on channel 3, you will be command, okay, car, okay, C6? C6, on. 20 from 24.

Reports state mercury spilled on a person at Massachusetts General Hospital.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:28
A level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on a patient at 55 Fruit Street, nearest box, 135 Mass General Hospital, in the decon room in the emergency department. That's a level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on another doctor in the emergency department decon room at Mass Gen.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a hazardous material spill.

BFD Alerting · 0:30
Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1, Engine 22, Tanka 14, and 16, H1, Car 6, Rehab Unit, C22, a level 2 hazmat, 55 Fruit Street, Boston. Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 55 Fruit St.

The hazmat chief is coordinating with firefighters on the scene.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 4 to fire alarm. Car 4, you're with the companies, your hazmat chief. He's on fire.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene to address the reported hazardous material spill.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 3 on scene, you're on channel 3, you will be command, okay, car, okay, C6? C6, on. 20 from 24.

Reports state mercury spilled on a person at Massachusetts General Hospital.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:28
A level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on a patient at 55 Fruit Street, nearest box, 135 Mass General Hospital, in the decon room in the emergency department. That's a level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on another doctor in the emergency department decon room at Mass Gen.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a hazardous material spill.

BFD Alerting · 0:30
Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1, Engine 22, Tanka 14, and 16, H1, Car 6, Rehab Unit, C22, a level 2 hazmat, 55 Fruit Street, Boston. Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 55 Fruit St.

The hazmat chief is coordinating with firefighters on the scene.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 4 to fire alarm. Car 4, you're with the companies, your hazmat chief. He's on fire.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene to address the reported hazardous material spill.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:08
Car 3 on scene, you're on channel 3, you will be command, okay, car, okay, C6? C6, on. 20 from 24.

Reports state mercury spilled on a person at Massachusetts General Hospital.

BFD Main Dispatch (Digital) · 0:28
A level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on a patient at 55 Fruit Street, nearest box, 135 Mass General Hospital, in the decon room in the emergency department. That's a level 2 hazmat for mercury spilled on another doctor in the emergency department decon room at Mass Gen.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a hazardous material spill.

BFD Alerting · 0:30
Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1, Engine 22, Tanka 14, and 16, H1, Car 6, Rehab Unit, C22, a level 2 hazmat, 55 Fruit Street, Boston. Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3, Engine 33, Ladder 15, Car 4, C6, Engine 9, and 14, Hazmat 1.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 55 Fruit St.

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Comments9

p53Aug 26 at 9:13 PM

What doesn’t kill you, makes you mutated

ICanLickMyElbow2Aug 26 at 11:59 PM

Spin them around so they’ll be in retrograde

DrasselnerBAug 26 at 10:59 PM

Mercury’s rising

finalblueAug 26 at 9:34 PM

I saw at least 3 fire engines and 2 decon units roll in to MGH.

p53Aug 26 at 9:13 PM

What doesn’t kill you, makes you mutated

ICanLickMyElbow2Aug 26 at 11:59 PM

Spin them around so they’ll be in retrograde

DrasselnerBAug 26 at 10:59 PM

Mercury’s rising

finalblueAug 26 at 9:34 PM

I saw at least 3 fire engines and 2 decon units roll in to MGH.

p53Aug 26 at 9:13 PM

What doesn’t kill you, makes you mutated

ICanLickMyElbow2Aug 26 at 11:59 PM

Spin them around so they’ll be in retrograde

DrasselnerBAug 26 at 10:59 PM

Mercury’s rising

finalblueAug 26 at 9:34 PM

I saw at least 3 fire engines and 2 decon units roll in to MGH.

p53Aug 26 at 9:13 PM

What doesn’t kill you, makes you mutated

ICanLickMyElbow2Aug 26 at 11:59 PM

Spin them around so they’ll be in retrograde

DrasselnerBAug 26 at 10:59 PM

Mercury’s rising

finalblueAug 26 at 9:34 PM

I saw at least 3 fire engines and 2 decon units roll in to MGH.

p53Aug 26 at 9:13 PM

What doesn’t kill you, makes you mutated

ICanLickMyElbow2Aug 26 at 11:59 PM

Spin them around so they’ll be in retrograde

DrasselnerBAug 26 at 10:59 PM

Mercury’s rising

finalblueAug 26 at 9:34 PM

I saw at least 3 fire engines and 2 decon units roll in to MGH.

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