(MIKE HENSEN, The London Free Press) Members of Western University’s hazardous materials team gear up to enter Robarts Research Institute Tuesday after a small explosion sent a lab technician to hospital with minor burns.
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Lab explosion injures one
An explosion in a lab at Robarts Research Institute Tuesday sent one person to hospital with minor burns.
A Western University research technician was in a lab in the basement of the institute when rubidium, a substance used in imaging that is flammable and corrosive, came in contact with water, triggering a reaction at 2:45 p.m.
The man was treated at the scene, then taken to nearby University Hospital, where he was treated for minor burns to his hands, said a university spokesperson.
Western’s hazardous materials team and firefighters secured the scene, evacuating the building and flushing the heating and cooling system as a precaution.
Damage was contained to the lab.
via The London Free Press.
(MIKE HENSEN, The London Free Press) Members of Western University’s hazardous materials team gear up to enter Robarts Research Institute Tuesday after a small explosion sent a lab technician to hospital with minor burns.
twitter.com/KellyatLFPress
Lab explosion injures one
An explosion in a lab at Robarts Research Institute Tuesday sent one person to hospital with minor burns.
A Western University research technician was in a lab in the basement of the institute when rubidium, a substance used in imaging that is flammable and corrosive, came in contact with water, triggering a reaction at 2:45 p.m.
The man was treated at the scene, then taken to nearby University Hospital, where he was treated for minor burns to his hands, said a university spokesperson.
Western’s hazardous materials team and firefighters secured the scene, evacuating the building and flushing the heating and cooling system as a precaution.
Damage was contained to the lab.
via The London Free Press.
