Toxic chemical alert after mercury spill in Wells
Fire crews donned full chemical protection suits after a resident's barometer fell off the wall and spilt toxic mercury at a home in Wells.
They consulted scientific experts who advised them to take the precautions before removing the liquid metal and contaminated articles from the property in Carlton Mews.
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It happened around midday today and nobody was hurt.
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Comments
by siarad2
Sunday, January 06 2013, 1:06PM
“OMG how stupid can we get forcibly changing all our filament light bulbs for mercury containing ones. Mercury barometers are so rare but now every household has about 10 mercury lamps.
I'm in my mid 70s but used to play with mercury, yes it's toxic but 'full chemical protection suits' get real!”