Apartment Residents Flee Chlorine Leak
From Times Staff Reports
Eight North Hollywood apartment buildings were evacuated after a pumping station leaked a potentially toxic chlorine solution, a fire spokesman said.
A neighbor reported a strange odor about 4:30 a.m. near the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s North Hollywood Pumping Station, at Vanowen Street and Morella Avenue, Brian Humphrey said.
One person was treated at the scene after apparently breathing the fumes, Humphrey said.
Residents were allowed to return home about 10:40 a.m., he said.
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