Fire Forms Toxic Cloud
United Press International
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. —
A chemical fire at the Advanced Laboratories plant today created a toxic chlorine cloud, injuring five firefighters and two workers and forcing four schools and about 1,800 residents to be evacuated, officials said.
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