Yeah, if they had mixed it with the right solvent (like something you might find at your local Home Depot or automotive supply), they would have had much, much more gas, and probably some fatalities.
Like Phelps said, an amateur job at best. Anybody who knew how to mix those pool chemicals could have easily killed a bunch of people.
Sounds like an anti-fur zealot to me.
Some first-hand information here. Sounds honestly like the only reason they avoided casualties is a quick response and people reacting timely — and even then, some coughing up blood and acid burns to the lungs.
There’s a picture floating around showing a white powder. Might have been the neutralizing agent after HAZMAT got there, but could be potassium hypochlorate. Not tricky to buy, but not the sorta thing you have floating around by accident, and much more dangerous than the liquid bleach you’ll usually see.
There’s no drama like furry drama, so it might be specific to the fandom. Thankfully it’s not been getting the sort of attention that invites imitators. But it underscores a lotta vulnerability to this sorta thing.
December 8th, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Yeah, if they had mixed it with the right solvent (like something you might find at your local Home Depot or automotive supply), they would have had much, much more gas, and probably some fatalities.
December 9th, 2014 at 2:25 am
It sounds like some a-hole with $20 of bleach and ammonia, mixed together.
December 9th, 2014 at 9:21 am
Someone mix up the bottles?
December 9th, 2014 at 11:39 am
Like Phelps said, an amateur job at best. Anybody who knew how to mix those pool chemicals could have easily killed a bunch of people.
Sounds like an anti-fur zealot to me.
December 9th, 2014 at 7:54 pm
Some first-hand information here. Sounds honestly like the only reason they avoided casualties is a quick response and people reacting timely — and even then, some coughing up blood and acid burns to the lungs.
There’s a picture floating around showing a white powder. Might have been the neutralizing agent after HAZMAT got there, but could be potassium hypochlorate. Not tricky to buy, but not the sorta thing you have floating around by accident, and much more dangerous than the liquid bleach you’ll usually see.
There’s no drama like furry drama, so it might be specific to the fandom. Thankfully it’s not been getting the sort of attention that invites imitators. But it underscores a lotta vulnerability to this sorta thing.