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, San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Co.) `.^Examiner ; . ... ; v (D. 158,722) life #: .; WimP':M .-c. -imflOwC--T 2 9 1983 ? ) | :V-' Botlv^t^aiislSJnierif^ ;$rere? part of ed bipheny)s)\vereusedas insulation ; in more than'800 eleiitncal transform-; ; |ers the utility hasiiii?San Francisco.' "j Hundreds' of,pothers are owned by ];,.?:PG&E;said airsamples were being | taken yterda}' jfrproithe 'Chevron 'building's !bbby and-%feteria, both |en from both areas-as well as the (outside of.the building, PG&Esaid..% reduce foot tratfic: in the affect-'; |ed aVea otitside,!BARTand Muni have Iclpp'd-thej^Sansb^e^utter, entrance |td(he:Montgoiuery;underground sta'tion for/,the^eekerid.-'Officials said jiue uiysure. the sta- ' tion, through the I'tyest end access San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Co.) Examiner (D. 158,722) OCT 31 1983 milen* P. c. B F.st. 1888 5i|?|;The;26tdrrStandard Oil of Cali-, |?|fornia building at 555 Market St.; shut r^down after'1 a ruptured transformer Mleaked;:" toxic PCBs yesterday, ;may [ ^remain; closed Monday. The leak . {snarled downtown traffic for several; Q San Francisco health; director Dr. rMMervyn Silverman said last night that 0; More ' than 100 early-morning 4workets..;were evacuated ..from, the ^standard Oil building .^'hen the irans-. ^former ruptured at 6:30 a mcyester-.: *.day. and sent toxic smoke billowing ! imtpthesid^walk.Hundredspf,Qth-;;;j !^rs were; kept from enteringthe?' ||building,'-which houses Standard's? ItodayMter Sari Fmici^co.; Health Deponent/officials; .; SsaffirriiF* ---- -i--' *' ||it; was.vj'probably a little early" to ^flexpeict the results of tests on PCB [work; in the? building icould use the main 'ehtrance ori * ^Contamination to be available by ,:7p.JMonday '-1 * ' ' 4f|P9ye^eri "we .think The exposure #|b:v6r^'s&Miil," said SUverhkn. He said ^llthe^uirte^ which escaped through a ..iardous materials specialist, said tests cfof the hpt pil that flooded from the Jtransformer into its big Vault showed ^fj^^alkiiManhbletioyeplover the ??|tranformei\; vaultjprobably got into, 'r^the lobby area when, the front doors v$were opened..,. ??; ;m ' y !||^dieVSald!!thb; yesterday's leak was |fribwh'ere'hear the level of a similar ^incident' last May at One Market Pla- |za, sections of. \yhich were closed for >.s months; because of;.PCS contamina, j I tiontafter a transformer ruptured and ;:|the oil was so hot when the tranform}; er ruptured,after a power surge that V | its fumes spewed out of thevault.,;??? |v PG&E said people, exposed to the : : toxic fumes should shower,, pack' i; their clothes in plastic bags and call .PG&E to have the, garments picked?; :^;?>The building was closed and workers sent home' as a; i|;fcifetj^ precaution, even ^though; tlie toxic! smoke; did not up. The number at PG&E is 781-4211. ? extension 5344. 'V ' rr-\yV^` \V :> ' San Francisco, CA ? ? (San Francisco Co.) ! Chronicle < ; . (D. 537,621) OCT 311983: Jlllens P. P; 8 Esc 1888 i^ii^hevron'rOffices?^o :Mmk-ny-m: ? . <ro,= ...,rl.y | ...<~Vf/?..- pcB (polychlorinated biphen- iiM I *.. '''"-'Try emimite u.i n.a.MH uiixv`,*a.......-.. ...,yis) was once commonly used as an .. Francisco health officials P- / testing will keep the dafeterI a industrial insulator in transform- proved reopening the 22-story ' closed at least until Wednesday. ' ers However, it has since been de-:;t s;or|,or,lc [,cfl.lSuavlcrS,|: JT . trie Co. transformer containing 500?^ Health officials closed the gallons of pcB-laced oil ruptured -., building as a .safety precaution rd `sent 'mir^moke""billowing when the transformer overheated, hasVbeeu^^air;^ year program to replace, ds ^9 PCB-laced transformers.ln^San :. Francisco, PCB-ARCH-EXT0376167