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Chlorine gas sends some to monterey County hospitals
More than 200 guests were evacuated from
the Portola Plaza Hotel in downtown
monterey on Monday morning and about 30 people were taken to area
hospitals after
the mixing of cleaning chemicals spilled and released a type of chlorine gas, authorities and a hotel employee said.
Chlorine gas sends some to monterey County hospitals
More than 200 guests were evacuated from
the Portola Plaza Hotel in downtown
monterey on Monday morning and about 30 people were taken to area
hospitals after
the mixing of cleaning chemicals spilled and released a type of chlorine gas, authorities and a hotel employee said.
the incident, which started at about 10:15 a.m., prompted a Hazmat (hazardous materials) response, which sent Hazmat teams from Salinas and Seaside to assist
the monterey Fire Department.
the Hazmat truck-trailer from
the Salinas department along with five firefighters were sent as part of
the monterey County Regional Hazmat Team.
the incident was caused when employees in housekeeping mixed
the wrong chemicals in
the hotel's basement, said a hotel employee.Initially, 16 hotel employees and one guest were transported to
community hospital of
the monterey peninsula. Roughly a half-dozen city of
monterey employees were evacuated from an adjacent conference center, said city spokeswoman Anne McGrath. No conferences were taking place at
the time.Portola Plaza has 372 rooms and seven suites.
the hotel was expected to re-open late Monday, McGrath said. She said that acid and bleach that had been mixed toge
ther in a barrel produced
the gas.By Monday afternoon, CHOMP had received 11 patients, eight more went to Salinas Valley Memorial
hospital and five more were taken to Natividad Medical Center, according to
the respective spokeswomen for
the hospitals. It is unknown whe
ther
the patients were guests or if
they were all employees.Those taken to CHOMP were being monitored for a minimum of four hours. Some patients were vomiting and coughing and had rashes, said Moore.
the five patients at Natividad were all transported by ambulance, and by mid-afternoon Monday, none were experiencing 'acute distress,' said spokeswoman Megan Ruiz-Ignacio.Those brought to Salinas Valley Memorial
hospital were being evaluated, but all appeared to be stable and it didn't appear any would be admitted, said spokeswoman Adrienne Laurent.A representative from
the monterey County Health Department was sent to
the hotel and reported that chlorine gas can affect breathing, said spokeswoman McGrath.
the Salinas and Seaside Hazmat units are part of a statewide Hazmat network, said fire captain Matt Evarts.When
there is a hazardous material leak or spill, those teams would typically go in and contain, analyze and clean up
the substance, he said. Medical authorities involved in
the incident declared a multi-casualty event twice on Monday morning, Evarts said.
Chemical mix leads to monterey hotel evacuation: 30 workers sent to hospital for evaluation
A mismatched mixture of cleaning chemicals released toxic chlorine gas in
the basement of
the Portola Hotel Spa in downtown
monterey early Monday, sending 30 employees to area
hospitals and causing
the evacuation of 210 guests as well as o
ther hotel and city employees.
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Ilearned in Mike Hale's entertaining column last week that Feb. 18 is "National Drink Wine Day." Never heard of this one.
Chlorine gas forces monterey hotel evacuation
UPDATE: Eleven people have been taken to
community hospital of
the monterey peninsula and an unknown number of o
thers have gone to Salinas Valley Memorial and Natividad Medical Center after a chlorine-type gas was released at
the Portola Plaza Hotel in
monterey this morning.
Hazmat spill at monterey hotel sends 17 to hospital
A hazardous materials spill at a
monterey hotel Monday morning sent 17 people to
the hospital and prompted
the evacuation of hundreds of guests, a city spokeswoman said.
Lifetimes of Achievements honorees announced
Palo Alto nonprofit organization Avenidas Inc. recognized six seniors for
their
community contributions by naming
them Lifetimes of Achievement honorees during a private reception on Thursday, Feb.
Business briefs: theater at odds with Kodak on name
the owner of Hollywood's Kodak
theatre is challenging bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co.'s effort to end its sponsorship agreement and have
the company's name removed from
the Academy Awards venue.
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It's not easy to be pregnant when your mom is a dietitian. My daughter reminded me of this when she called to confess that she has already gained a pound for each week of her pregnancy.
Robber in standoff OD'd
A man who held up a downtown
monterey pharmacy took a fatal amount of drugs while holed up in a nearby restaurant bathroom during a three-hour standoff with SWAT police.
