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ORANGEBURG, N.Y. — Two volunteer firefighters were sickened Tuesday night after encountering a toxic, chemical gas mixture that forced the evacuation of Tappan Zee High School.
The firefighters, whose identities were not released, were taken to Nyack Hospital with minor injuries, said Orangeburg 2nd Assistant Fire Chief Peter Byrne.
About 25 Orangeburg firefighters responded to the school at 15 Dutch Hill Road about 8 p.m. and shortly after, called upon an additional 20 volunteers with the Rockland County hazardous materials team, Byrne said. “A smoke detector activated and what we found out was that a cleaning contractor was using some sort of an acid-based cleaning solution, which reacted with something in the bathroom and created a fog ...,” Byrne said.
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