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On november 22, 1985, an explosion occurred at the eci systems electronic plant in st
Eci Systems; St · Petersburg, Florida · St · Petersburg, Florida · NOAAORR-6304
- issued
- 1985-11-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-12-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-12-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.785, -82.639
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
ECI Systems; St. Petersburg, Florida. St. Petersburg, Florida. 1. On November 22, 1985, an explosion occurred at the ECI Systems electronic plant in St. Petersburg, Florida when two workers were pouring what they believed to be silver cyanide from a small container into a 55-gallon drum of the compound. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: SODIUM POTASSIUM TARTRATE, CUPROUS CYANIDE, DYNACHEM ALKASTRIP 99A, SODIUM NITRATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, POTASSIUM CYANIDE, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, DYNACHEM STRIPPER 400K AND LAMMAR DEVELOPER KB-LA/DB-LB. 3. POSITION 27.785N 082.639W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6304: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6304
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