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To: Taro who wrote (336704)	5/7/2007 2:19:43 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (3) of 1572678

Was this Ted ?? Man Trying To Make BioFuel Ignites Apartment Complex PORTLAND - About 20 people from a SE Portland apartment complex were forced out of their homes after a botched science experiment sent toxic fumes throughout their building. Dave Centers with the Portland Fire Bureau said crews responded to a smoke in a building call at SE 12th and Harrison around 9:00 p.m. Saturday. Arriving crews reported a haze in the air that they though may have come from a fire extinguisher. Centers said smoke was actually coming from an apartment where the resident was trying to make his own biofuel. Thom Gambaro apologized, saying he was trying to help the environment. He said he was combining chemicals in a garage he rents with his apartment in the hopes of generating a reaction that would produce hydrogen. He hopes to harness that hydrogen for power. A Hazmat crew was called to the scene and determined that there were trace amounts of mercury in the haze. As a result the complex was evacuated. Eight firefighters and several tenants were taken to the hospital and given blood tests to make sure their bodies had not absorbed too much of the chemicals in the air. Centers said they were all treated and released. The Red Cross was called out to help the displaced families. Centers said there didn't appear to be any criminal wrongdoing. "You probably shouldn't do experiments in your home, especially when you live in an apartment complex with other people," Centers said. "You need to be aware of what you are doing and know what you are mixing and what can happen." A contracted environmental clean-up crew was called to the apartment on Sunday. Centers said the crew will work on removing any chemical residue from the building. The apartment residents could be out of their homes until Tuesday. nwcn.com

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