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Order Number	00096047
Title	Major chlorine spill in Commerce
Photographer	Sergieff, Mike.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE_b008_f1_i28-8
Date	1988
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 33 cm. on sheet 29 x 36 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	2,000 pounds of smoldering chemicals that were stored in large drums at a Grow Group Inc. plant, released a toxic cloud that blanketed a half-mile area in the City of Commerce, causing thousands of Southeast L.A. residents to evacuate their homes early Saturday morning. The chemical that leaked from the company, which produces chlorine tablets for swimming pools, is extremely irritating to the eyes, throat and mucus membranes, and could also pose more serious problems for people with chronic respiratory illnesses. The technical name for the white substance, which is available in crystalline powder, granule or pellet forms, is trichloro-triazine-trione. Sixty-eight people were treated for minor injuries, mainly respiratory problems, and two others remained hospitalized after complaining of chest pains. Thousands more were directed to a half-dozen emergency shelters for several hours while the contamination was brought under control.
Description	Los Angeles County Firefighters can be seen hosing off another after he exited from the Grow Group Inc. plant, located at 2501 Malt Avenue in the City of Commerce, which contained hazardous chemical drums that spilled toxic fumes. Photograph dated September 3, 1988.
Subject	Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles County. Hazardous substances--Accidents--California--Commerce. Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--California--Commerce. Buildings--Evacuation--California--Commerce. Hazardous substances--California--Commerce. Industrial facilities--California--Commerce. Commerce (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