No Explosion At Pearl City Pest Company
Pesticide Company Takes Precaution, Calls For Emergency Crews
POSTED: 11:26 am HST August 28,
2008
UPDATED: 4:45 am HST August 29,
2008
HONOLULU -- The Honolulu Fire Department said there was no chemical explosion at a business in the Pearl City Industrial Park.The call came in at about 11:05 a.m. It happened at Sandwich Isle Termite and Pest Control on Wainoha Street.Company officials said pressure popped the lid off a large drum that had a spent pesticide container in it.
Paramedics checked out two workers as a precaution. One reported having a headacheHFD dispatched a hazardous materials unit to the scene, but found no readings that were a danger.
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