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Centereach FD-Haz Mat injures 7 at Bally Total Fitness

April 28, 2005. 1050 hours. The Centereach Fire Department responds to this location in regard to a report from a patron of a chemical reaction that occurred which caused a vapor cloud and sickened numerous occupants of the building. Units arrive to find the building evacuated. It was determined that an employee mixed hydrochloric acid with a pool chemical, causing the reaction. The employee and six others that were in the gym at the time were transported to the hospital via ambulances. The Lake Grove Fire Marshal requested a response from the Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshal haz-mat team. Fire Marshals took samples from within the building. The building was ventilated and air samples were within normal limits. A fire inspection was conducted by the Lake Grove Fire Marshal and the building was shutdown due to 28 violations.

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