Alert over acid find.A VAT of deadly acid was yesterday found dumped in a street. Emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' rushed to Hayburn Street, in Partick, Glasgow, after householders found the 25-litre drum spewing out poisonous fumes at around 1.15pm. Residents were told to stay indoors as firefighters in airtight chemical suits sealed it. They later discovered the substance was hyrdrochloric acid, which is used as an industrial cleaner. But it has also been used by criminal gangs in the production of cocaine, heroin and amphetamines. Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Strathclyde Fire and Rescue is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Strathclyde, Scotland. It is the largest fire and rescue service in the Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe. safely disposed of the drum last night.. |
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