Denver Airport’s Latest Woe: Fumes From Raw Sewage
Fumes from a sewage line backup at Denver International Airport sent 16 employees to hospitals with headaches, nausea and cramps.
The line under the airport’s toll plaza backed up when a power surge burned out a pump Thursday night. Up to 1 inch of raw sewage seeped through floor drains in part of an underground pedestrian tunnel, said airport spokesman Steve Klodt.
The tunnel links the airport’s parking administration building with toll booths. The employees were near the toll booths and rental car areas when they were overcome.
Paramedic supervisor Tom Cribley said no one was seriously injured.
The new airport’s much-publicized problems have included construction delays and a malfunctioning hi-tech baggage system.
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