FIGHTING THIS FIRE. NO ONE GOT
HURT, BUT THE THREATS NOT OVER
YET MADELINE HACKETT JOINS US
NOW MADELINE. WELL, MICHAEL AND
CAROL DISPLAYS WAS SO MASSIVE
AND POTENTIALLY TOXIC EVEN THOSE
WORKING TO CONTAIN IT REFERS TO
FORCE TO PULL BACK WHEN THE CALL
CAME. THEY ANSWER ASHEVILLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT CONTRIBUTING TO THE
100-PLUS FIREFIGHTERS WORKING TO
CONTAIN THE MASSIVE INFERNO AT
AMERICANS THINK RECYCLING. WE
SENT TWELVE MEMBERS FROM
ASHEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT
THAT WAY, BUT THOSE MEMBERS EVEN
MORE SKILLED THAN AN EVERYDAY
FIREFIGHTER THEIR PART OF ALL
RT6, NORTH CAROLINA’S HAZARDOUS
REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAM
SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN HAZMAT
FOR SITUATIONS. JUST LIKE THIS
ONE UPON ARRIVALTEAM MEMBERS
DETERMINED THIS BLAZE WASN’T
EVEN SAFE FOR THOSE FIGHTING IT
AND ARE TESTING MONITOR SIMILAR
TO THIS. WHY MICHAELS IN THE AIR
FORCING FIREFIGHTERS TO STEP
BACK THE MAJOR CHEMICAL CONCERN
SULFURIC ACID USED BY THE ZINC
PRODUCTION PLANT IN ITS
PROCESSES. THE BIG CONCERN IS IF
THE ACID WENT AIRBORNE DURING
THE FIRE AND SERIOUS EXPOSURE TO
IT CAN BE DEADLY GOING TO THE
STRUCTURE YESTERDAY. WE WERE
ABLE TO PULL UP REPORTS AND KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF CHEMICALS
WERE STORED THERE. WHAT COULD
POSSIBLY BE BURNING AND GET
AHEAD OF IT AS WE AS WE ARE ON
OUR WAY TO THE SCENE. WELL NOT
ALWAYS THIS EXTREME CLOAK SAYS
TODAY’S FIREFIGHTERS FACE TOXIC
BLAZES FAR MORE THAN MANY
REALIZE CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS
FROM FIRES CAN GET IN THROUGH
THEIR SKIN THE PRIMARY REASON
THEY REQUIRE A DECONTAMINATING
WASH DOWN AS SOON AS THEY RETURN
FROM ANY JOB, BUT PARTICULARLY
FOR ONE THIS EXTREME WE USE
HOSES THE WATER OFF THE TRACK TO
JUST SCRUB DOWN AND RINSE DOWN
PERSONNEL AND THEY’RE SUPPOSED
TO TAKE ALL THE GEAR PUT IT IN A
BAG NOT TO TOUCH OTHER THINGS.
NOW THE EPA IS TESTING THE AIR
FOR SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. AND
