Word: rearden
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Gerald R. Rearden, deputy chief of the Cambridge Fire Department, said the spill "could have involved a very, very small amount [of phosphoric acid]" and might have been caused when the acid came into contact with "very small shards of metal...
...operator quickly moved the container under a ventilation hood to control the fumes. The employee then evacuated the building. The Cambridge Fire Department and the Hazardous Waste response team responded to the spill,according to Gerald Rearden, the deputy chief ofthe Cambridge Fire Department...
...machine shop operator was taken toCambridge City Hospital as a precaution andreleased. He exhibited no symptoms of an adversereaction to the chemical, Rearden said...
...spill did not appear to pose a seriousthreat to the Harvard community. "Right now, itappears as though it's a very minorcontamination," Rearden said. He noted the fastactions of the worker to contain the spillprevented a more serious contamination...
According to Rearden, firefighters face particular difficulties when confronted with a fire concealed in the walls of a building, because it is hard to control. In order to locate the fire, they need to tear out the walls, he said...