(AP) – A Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia will reopen after
closing for a few hours when employees reported an unknown hazardous materials
emergency.
Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer says four clinic employees had eye and
throat irritation and were coughing when firefighters responded to the clinic
Wednesday afternoon. None of the employees required medical treatment.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the fire department's hazmat team
conducted an air quality test and found an irritant in the air. Investigators
are trying to identify the substance.
Fraizer says the irritant was confined to one room. No property was damaged.
Columbia police are investigating the incident.
The building was ventilated and Planned Parenthood Great Plains said the
clinic would be open Thursday.
closing for a few hours when employees reported an unknown hazardous materials
emergency.
Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer says four clinic employees had eye and
throat irritation and were coughing when firefighters responded to the clinic
Wednesday afternoon. None of the employees required medical treatment.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the fire department's hazmat team
conducted an air quality test and found an irritant in the air. Investigators
are trying to identify the substance.
Fraizer says the irritant was confined to one room. No property was damaged.
Columbia police are investigating the incident.
The building was ventilated and Planned Parenthood Great Plains said the
clinic would be open Thursday.
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