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Order Number	00096041
Title	Hazardous chemical leak sends 9 to hospital
Photographer	Ruebsamen, James.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE_b008_f1_i28-2
Date	1988
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;23 x 34 cm. on sheet 26 x 36 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Firefighters evacuated about 60 people from DWC laundry, located in the 1100 block of E. Washington Boulevard, after a 55-gallon drum containing a strong irritant-sodium hydrosulfite sprung a leak. The chemical, a reducing agent, is used in the treatment of textiles. Nine employees complaining of skin and eye irritation were taken to local hospitals as a precautionary measure.
Description	A doctor can be seen examining an employee of DWC laundry, after a 55-gallon drum containing toxic chemicals sprung a leak at the plant. Photograph dated April 27, 1988.
Subject	Allied health personnel--California--Los Angeles. Hazardous substances--Accidents--California--Los Angeles. Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--California--Los Angeles. Buildings--Evacuation--California--Los Angeles. Hazardous substances--California--Los Angeles. Industrial facilities--California--Los Angeles. South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection