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At 1000 on june 17, 1988, a two-alarm fire broke out at the advanced laboratories, inc

Advanced Laboratories; Springfield, Massachusetts · Springfield, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6582

issued
1988-06-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-07-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-07-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.112, -72.604
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Advanced Laboratories; Springfield, Massachusetts.
Springfield, Massachusetts.
1. At 1000 on June 17, 1988, a two-alarm fire broke out at the Advanced Laboratories, Inc. facility in Springfield, Massachusetts, where approximately 1,000 fiberboard drums containing 300 pounds each of trichloro-S-triazinetrione were stored. The fire was initially contained by the Springfield Fire Department, using only dry chemicals because the chemicals stored at the facility would react with water to produce considerable heat, releasing chlorine and other toxic fumes. At about midnight on the same day, a second fire broke out when the materials on site reacted with rainwater entering through damaged windows. The fire also set off the sprinkler system which added more water, escalating the chemical reaction. The old brick, stone, and wood timber mill facility that contained Advanced Laboratories was destroyed. The fire and chemical reactions also produced a moving and often invisible [...]
2. COMMODITY: TRICHLORO-S-TRIAZINETRIONE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 42.112N 072.604W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6582: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6582

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