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c Pacifica, CA (San Mateo Co.) C Tribune (Cir. W. 7,915) SEP. 14 1933 Mien's p. c. b iist:ri8'&s MIrilVij 'j;-Coun"ti,ilnuuecd from Page One " il*ejusi uuu i nave uiai iuuu ^ i <} , 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. ..................... vSlji Although Pacifica has no PCB loaded capacitors (the briefcase-. ; across me street irom tne utility . pg&E !'ci 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 ` ` ' - ......------- . , . . ....................... ed.hyPf?^E.,l' ; Eaneman hundred liJiiyEfehJaiiHcchifeicmafsaiganhiddtthheathrveeeiistrlnaeoc.vewsea!lyooftfoP;kCcnOBowsni-;/.-pl$s^!Lewxohpuiltoead-negddra,JyuS'inhmeeo,sBkaeriodbolakosohmuagenieddocW olvoteurdthioelf l`^'is"La toemhm aacrhi n craa mpsi,iin< wanuss.ki..u>.l.f"l.fi<eW rHinegtafdnfarcoghmeyf' , but PG&E crews stayed on the '.any individual, Iamnot^hysterical y /carcinogenic--a cancer producing scene, blocked off the area in front of r cfeiqale," jFqster said, I am an J , 'substance--with ' exposure . the homes and set about a cleanup ^outraged itizen^who believes the/ producing symptoms from minor 'i and getting samples of the. mineral ^whole thing was handled poorly and rash and irritation to death, based oil spill, for laboratory testing.: done to as?1*.this, on the amount of exposure and. the < Foster, Brooks and Terry Smith, 5$.: aain' ...... 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. -.'I 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. PCB-ARCH-EXT0376174