Bottle of acid prompts evacuation.Byline: The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Homes and part of a Wal-Mart had to be evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. Saturday when a resident brought a potentially explosive hazardous material to a nearby Springfield fire station. The resident found a bottle of nitric acid nitric acid, chemical compound, HNO3, colorless, highly corrosive, poisonous liquid that gives off choking red or yellow fumes in moist air. It is miscible with water in all proportions. in the attic In the Attic can refer to:
v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es v.tr. 1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange. 2. it, Springfield police Sgt. Tom Rappe said. The chemical had begun crystallizing, making it potentially unstable, he said. Crews immediately closed off everything within a 500-foot radius, including parts of Olympic and 28th streets and Centennial Boulevard. The Springfield hazardous materials team and members of the Eugene police bomb squad took the chemical for safe disposal, Rappe said. The area was reopened about 6 p.m. |
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