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Pacifica, CA (San Mateo Co.)
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Tribune
(Cir. W. 7,915)
SEP. 14 1933
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, f equipment in Pacifica," Eaneman;^TM
x `oesiters were, in-. o- t sautisnfied effective
snuch'an event should occur a_gain i.n...'...'.r..s ......a ......i...d ...........i..;...'..:...n . e....g ......o ......t...i...a .. . ted with .a...PG&E:.claiimr s
Pacifica.
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vSlji Although Pacifica has no PCB
loaded capacitors (the briefcase-. ; across me street irom tne utility .
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size boxes on utility poles) some "pole ; that blew up, she noted the ;fSbackhoe to lift a 12-by-30 foot section
transformers iy,( barrel-like pole V transformer was popping and ar- y^iof the lawn in front of the Brooks and
boxes) were loaded with mineral oil ;.: :cing electrical charges at 11:20 a.m. ;? :Smith homes, with sampies-sent for
coolant piped through equipment .. Tuesday. She said she called y.lab;; analysis. Tests ihowed the'
that; had been used to load the PCB PG&E at once, but they did not . vrcohtemirladon hadbeenreduceJ^toa '''
capacitors.Thats ` ` '
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, but PG&E crews stayed on the '.any individual, Iamnot^hysterical y
/carcinogenic--a cancer producing scene, blocked off the area in front of r cfeiqale," jFqster said, I am an J ,
'substance--with ' exposure . the homes and set about a cleanup ^outraged itizen^who believes the/
producing symptoms from minor 'i and getting samples of the. mineral ^whole thing was handled poorly and
rash and irritation to death, based oil spill, for laboratory testing.:
done to as?1*.this,
on the amount of exposure and. the
< Foster, Brooks and Terry Smith,
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ipqhcentration of the toxic chemical. ^ 39 Linda Mar Blvd., all say they ^^^Eaneman ' said PG&E ,un-/
;i;(t;lEaneman said the concentration wereifnot informed, even when the c derstands^the concern ; ,of the
bf the spill in Pacifica was minor,. Ivifirat tgst results came back at about yltfesidents ut .tried to, assure them ,
since only traces of PCBs were in the ! 6 p.mi;, that PCBs were involved in.iffthe risk from serious contamination;
10 to 12 quarts of oil coolant spilled -/ the coolant spill..
f;?;r-:?/*Iwas shght,/since no one got into the
from the 12 to 15 gallon transformer.
Stephen Foster's car was sitting oil spill at;the base of the pole and
He said Pacifica could not be sub- : at the curb almost directly under the there was no continuing fire-
3 jected to the type or level of con- - exploded transformer and was., causing, :F*CB-charged smoke to'
tamination experienced in San subject , to decontamination contaminate the area.
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Francisco when an underground scrubbing by PG&E crews, as was
"If we err, it is on the side of:
vault exploded and a skyscraper had ; the sidewalk and street in front of caution, ' but we realize how
to be evacuated and later washed thclhirqe homes on the north side of frightening such a situation can be,"
down and decontaminated.
Eaneman said.
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