News From Around The County
INDIO — Reports of students at Shadow Hills High School in Indio suddenly “feeling ill from an unusual odor” brought a large response from the City’s Fire and Police personnel, who rushed to the aid of the sickened teens and worked to determined the source of the odor, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 5. Thursday’s incident was at least the fourth such recent emergency, where buildings […]
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HEMET — Twenty five employees, three City of Hemet firefighters and two paramedics were hospitalized after being exposed to a hazardous material after an industrial accident, Friday morning, Sept. 29. The incident happened at McCrometer Inc. on the 3000 block of W. Stetson Avenue, east of S. Sanderson Avenue, in Hemet. The hazardous material emergency forced the evacuation of McCrometer’s nearly 9,100 sq. ft. […]
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OASIS – At least a dozen people were sickened by an unknown substance at a greenhouse Monday, Jan. 9. The emergency was reported in the 82000 block of Johnson Street in Oasis. Oasis is an unincorporated community located to the southeast of the cities of Coachella and Indio and northwest of the Salton Sea. Firefighter/paramedics and other emergency first responders were dispatched […]
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Firefighters exit the hospital’s Emergency Room lobby, while wearing specialized breathing equipment. William Hayes photo Written by Trevor Montgomery with William Hayes RIVERSIDE – A man suffering from severe chemical burns to both his arms came into the Emergency Room at the Riverside Community Hospital causing a Hazardous Materials emergency Tuesday, Nov. 29. The incident forced the evacuation and closure of […]
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