What does "the stopper on the syringe came undone" mean???? There are no stoppers on a syringe??? Do they mean plunger not stopper?? Was the plunger completely pulled out?? On Jan 5, 2009, at 12:21 PM, List Moderator wrote: > http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2009/jan/01/research-assistant-burned-chemical-fire/ > > Research assistant burned in chemical fire > > written by Anna Andersen > Published: Thursday, January 1, 2009 > A 22-year-old research assistant at UCLA remains in stable condition > after a chemical fire left her with second- and third-degree burns > on 40 percent of her body on Monday. > > The victim, whose identity has not been revealed, was working with T- > Butyl lithium, a pyrophoric compound which caught on fire when it > was exposed to air, said James Gibson, director of UCLA Environment, > Health and Safety. > > While she was extracting the compound, the stopper on the syringe > came undone and exposed the chemical to air. > > Gibson said he did not know how the stopper came undone but said the > syringe was found melted. > > "This kind of accident is very rare," he added. > > The fire, which occurred in the Molecular Science Building, was > reported at 2:57 p.m., according to a report by Melissa Kelley, a > spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. A fellow research > assistant was able to put the fire out with water before the fire > department arrived, and there was no structural damage to the > building. > > The victim has since been transferred to the Grossman Burn Center in > Sherman Oaks and remains in stable condition, Gibson said. >
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