From: Carole Savoie <carole.savoie**At_Symbol_Here**POLYMTL.CA>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Picture Request 2 - Refrigerators go boom!
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 07:40:44 -0400
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I googled Explosion lab refrigerator and found these. There may have others.

https://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/news-and-stories/RefrigStories.php

http://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/research-resources-3/

http://www.10news.com/news/man-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-for-drug-lab-explosion-10142014 (we understand why the fridge exploded-)

https://www.aiha.org/get-involved/VolunteerGroups/LabHSCommittee/Pages/Refrigerator-Fire.aspx

 

Carole

 

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De : Melissa Charlton-Smith [mailto:melissafcsmith**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM]
Envoye´ : 18 juillet 2016 20:22
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Objet : [DCHAS-L] Picture Request 2 - Refrigerators go boom!

 

Hi again everybody, I am almost finished with storage horror stories but I was hoping to also find some refrigerator explosion pictures, i.e. the reason to NOT use standard household refrigerators for storing chemicals.  Anybody have any good pictures they are willing to share?  Please email me privately so we aren't taking up space on the list-serve for those who are already tired of these horror pics!

 

thanks so much everyone!

 

Melissa Charlton-Smith

NRCC-CHO

melissafcsmith**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com

304-516-2694

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