Ether exploding in a lab? Who would have guessed that could happen? How old do you think this bottle was? NO ONE HURT IN BU CHEMISTRY LAB EXPLOSION http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1510866377/No-one-hurt-in-BU-chemistry-lab-explosion Tags: us_IL, laboratory, explosion, response, ether A chemical explosion at Bradley University's Olin Hall, 827 Elmwood, left no injuries Tuesday. Police and firefighters responding to a fire alarm in the building found a cloud of white dust in the lab. The explosion caused a form of ether to dissipate around the room. Officials cleared the building, ventilated and secured the area. A hazardous materials contamination area was set in place inside the lab. The lab was locked down until it could be decontaminated and the building was reopened. Two students were in the lab at the time of the explosion but no injuries were reported. Kim Auletta Lab Safety Specialist EH&S Z=6200 Stony Brook University kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu 631-632-3032 FAX: 631-632-9683 EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/ Remember to wash your hands!Ether exploding in a lab? Who would have guessed that could happen? How old do you think this bottle was?
NO ONE HURT IN BU CHEMISTRY LAB EXPLOSION
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1510866377/No-one-hurt-in-BU-chemistry-lab-explosion
Tags: us_IL, laboratory, explosion, response, etherA chemical explosion at Bradley University's Olin Hall, 827 Elmwood, left no injuries Tuesday.
Police and firefighters responding to a fire alarm in the building found a cloud of white dust in the lab. The explosion caused a form of ether to dissipate around the room.
Officials cleared the building, ventilated and secured the area. A hazardous materials contamination area was set in place inside the lab.
The lab was locked down until it could be decontaminated and the building was reopened. Two students were in the lab at the time of the explosion but no injuries were reported.
Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
EH&S Z=6200
Stony Brook University
kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu
631-632-3032
FAX: 631-632-9683
EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/Remember to wash your hands!
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