Edinburg firefighters inhale too much pot smoke during blaze
Houston Chronicle (AP) ^ | 6/22/07Associated Press
EDINBURG — Federal authorities were trying to find out today who stored 2,000 pounds of marijuana in a warehouse that caught fire.
It took more than 35 firefighters about half an hour to extinguish Wednesday's blaze with 1,000 gallons of water and five gallons of chemical suppressant, Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider said.
Snider said the firefighters were exposed to so much marijuana smoke they would not be able to pass a drug test, despite the air packs they wore to prevent them from inhaling toxic or hazardous fumes.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were called in to investigate the origin of the drugs, and the Hidalgo County fire marshal was investigating whether arson might have been the cause.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Edinburg firefighters inhale too much pot smoke during blaze
Edinburg firefighters inhale too much pot smoke during blaze
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