'Hazard' powder scare is tackled.A CHEMICAL alert was sparked after a "potentially hazardous substance" was discovered dumped beside a Teesside road.A member of the public raised the alarm after finding three sacks of white powder by a private lane. Fire crews were called to Thorntree Lane in the Greatham area of Hartlepool soon after 2pm yesterday. A total of three appliances, an emergency tender, the environmental protection unit and a chemical identification unit were called to the scene. The powder was collected and made safe by crews in gas-tight 'moon suits.' Nearby footpaths were sealed off during the incident. Firefighters worked with a chemical specialist to dispose of To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. See also: Dispose the powder, which remains unidentified. Station Manager Ian Dixon, who attended the scene, confirmed the powder was "potentially hazardous" and said it looked as if it had simply been dumped. He added: "We eventually contained the contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. powder in a sealed drum and it was disposed of from there." Crews were detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: at the scene for more than four hours. |
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