Chagrin/Southeast Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team
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August 6, 2005
Geauga Lake Amusement Park
Bainbridge Twp, Ohio
Hazmat Team called by Bainbridge Twp FD to a report of a muriatic acid spill on the midway of a large amusement park with a vapor cloud and one injured employee.
On arrival, hazmat team members found a 330 gallon tote of muriatic acid had fallen off a forklift truck and spilled about 230 gallons of acid on the midway. A large white vapor cloud was issuing from the spill.
Level B entry teams blocked storm drains to reduce the outfall to a nearby lake,
uprighted the tote and began neutralizing the acid remaining on the ground. Initial
pH levels were 0-
A cleanup contractor responded to pressure wash the concrete, collect and pickup all the contaminated water and to transport it off site for treatment.
Incident Photos
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