Whats happening on campus?
09-06-2011 at 12:49 PM
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Whats happening on campus?
So i just heard that the campus is filled with cop cars, ambulances, and fire trucks and the road into mac is being closed off.... does anyone know what happened?
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09-06-2011 at 12:50 PM
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Giant chemical spill if my facebook feed is correct @ the Tandem accelerator.
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09-06-2011 at 12:52 PM
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Probably on fire, again. Mac is always on fire.
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09-06-2011 at 01:12 PM
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I'm not sure what's going on, but they aren't letting people go on campus from the crosswalk on Cootes
Edit: from theSpec on twitter - fire department confirms chemical spill at tandem accelerator, students being evacuated from campus
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09-06-2011 at 01:35 PM
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09-06-2011 at 01:57 PM
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Giant chemical spill if my facebook feed is correct @ the Tandem accelerator.
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These are correct.
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09-06-2011 at 02:03 PM
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09-06-2011 at 02:06 PM
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09-06-2011 at 02:15 PM
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I'm not sure what's going on, but they aren't letting people go on campus from the crosswalk on Cootes
Edit: from theSpec on twitter - fire department confirms chemical spill at tandem accelerator, students being evacuated from campus
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ummm.. Lame! I wish I got evacuated, I work in Mills and nothing has happened here. |
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09-06-2011 at 02:23 PM
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I was told it was a gas leak or whatever.
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09-06-2011 at 03:06 PM
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Now they have confirmed that there is no spills, durr this is obviously a set up for faculty day.
" A McMaster spokesperson said there has been no spill confirmed and the investigation is on-going. He said the incident was isolated to one lab." -derp derp
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09-06-2011 at 03:10 PM
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09-06-2011 at 03:29 PM
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Hi all, here's what happened today at the Tandem Accelerator Building:
Earlier this afternoon a researcher in a lab in the Tandem Accelerator Building was following common practice and purging a tank with nitrogen, an inert gas. During this procedure an alarm sounded. In accordance with University protocols, the Tandem Accelerator Building and the adjoining General Sciences Building were both evacuated. Hamilton Fire Services were called to campus. For a shorter time, the Burke Science Building was also evacuated. Some area streets were briefly cordoned off.
After Hamilton Fire Services completed its investigation, the buildings were deemed safe and have been returned to the University's control. No one was injured during the incident.
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09-06-2011 at 05:23 PM
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Earlier this afternoon a researcher in a lab in the Tandem Accelerator Building was following common practice and purging a tank with nitrogen, an inert gas.
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yo man, nitrogen is serious business. |
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09-06-2011 at 05:33 PM
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I was there when it happened. Heard it through a text first and dismissed it, until I saw the police cars. Police is serious business.
So all evacuees were exiting Mac, breathing in the cool air, and all personnel had these purple gas masks on. It was cool
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