News Briefs: Firefighters Respond to Hazmat Incident at WWTP Near Boston

Firefighers from Boston, Massachusetts, recently responded to a hazmat incident at a wastewater treatment facility in Deer Island. The emergency call came from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, which had reported an over-pressurized 55-gallon drum filled with hazardous waste and chemicals. “We have a water quality lab at Deer Island. One of the buildings has been evacuated for precautions,” an authority spokesperson told The Boston Herald. “There’s no imminent danger according to the fire department. Nothing has been released into the air.” A hazmat team evacuated the building as a precaution and released the pressure from the drum.