UPDATE: CTV Calgary News : Diesel odor prompts evacuation of downtown building
Ryan White, CTV Calgary
Published Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:08PM MDT
More than 200 employees were displaced from a four-storey building in
the downtown core Wednesday afternoon after several occupants detected
the smell of diesel and began to feel ill.
Shortly after noon, members of the Calgary Fire Department were deployed to the North-West Travellers Building in the 500 block of 1 St. S.E. following reports of noxious fumes by employees on the lower floors.
Firefighters checked air quality and carbon monoxide levels throughout the building and determined the source of the fumes to be the testing of a back-up generator in a neighbouring building.
Carbon monoxide has not been detected within the building.
The CFD Hazardous Materials team will remain on scene until air quality is deemed safe. Employees are expected to be permitted to return to the building within the hour.
Shortly after noon, members of the Calgary Fire Department were deployed to the North-West Travellers Building in the 500 block of 1 St. S.E. following reports of noxious fumes by employees on the lower floors.
Firefighters checked air quality and carbon monoxide levels throughout the building and determined the source of the fumes to be the testing of a back-up generator in a neighbouring building.
Carbon monoxide has not been detected within the building.
The CFD Hazardous Materials team will remain on scene until air quality is deemed safe. Employees are expected to be permitted to return to the building within the hour.
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