Deer Park given all-clear following gas release

Hey, let's focus on the people waking up in Deer Park this morning. Well, the all clear has been given after a gas release forced them to shelter in place for several hours last night. Okay, so you're probably wondering what was out there. So Olivia Dancier is taking a look at the, what we know was released here and what being downgraded actually means. Yeah, so the incident was downgraded from a level three to a level two, following the report of a hydrogen sulfide release at the Lubrizol facility. So level two means the facility It's still actively working on the problem, but the community danger has passed. And last night's shelter-in-place was lifted after just four hours. Now, the latest message from the community awareness emergency response was at 117 this morning. Saying, you can see it just behind me here, saying that an odor, sirens, and emergency vehicles may still be noticeable to the community. Now, they said that protecting employees and the community is a priority, and they'll post an update when the incident is resolved. But I do want to give you a look now of the Environmental Response Air Monitoring Dashboard. So that shows toxins in the air. If the dot is red, the air is unhealthy. Orange means the air is not healthy for sensitive groups, so people with asthma, seniors, and others. Yellow indicates the sensors detected slightly elevated levels of a pollutant. And then, of course, green means healthy or normal air. But we're still seeing at least one red and orange dot. If you zoom in right now, it just looks like a bunch of green. But that's just because the update was only updated at 8.30 last night, even though this all-clear was really given at 10. So it just hasn't been updated. And this was after firefighters We've monitored the air and gave the all clear, but for Deer Park residents, there's still several questions that remain, including how much hydrogen sulfide was actually released, how high were the levels outside the facility, did monitoring detect gas in nearby neighborhoods, and also how long might people have been exposed to the gas. So I reached out to the city of Deer Park and Lubrizol. Of course, I'll let you know when I hear back. In the meantime, though, you should monitor for any symptoms. So irritated eyes, headache, balance issues, or even that rotten egg odor. Sally and Lena. Okay, thank you. I'm still interested to find out how they're able to say that people living in the neighborhoods are there's no threat to their health when they're also not saying how much of the gas was leaked. Yeah. A lot of questions that we'll ask today. Thanks, Olivia.