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Order Number	00096049
Title	'Funny odor' forces evacuation of an electronics company
Photographer	Haering, Michael.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE_b008_f1_i28-10
Date	1988
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 35 cm. on sheet 15 x 36 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Approximately 150 employees at Mepec Central Labs, located at 4520 Electronics Place near Griffith Park, were evacuated today when they smelled a "strange odor" in their building. Most of the evacuees were back to work within a few hours, but 18 people were taken to the hospital for treatment of persistent medical complaints. Photograph dated September 28, 1988.
Subject	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. Electronics Place (Los Angeles, Calif.). Atwater Village (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