{"id":18533,"date":"2017-01-03T05:11:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T05:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=18533"},"modified":"2017-01-03T05:11:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T05:11:23","slug":"4-children-die-pesticide-water-mix-creates-toxic-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/4-children-die-pesticide-water-mix-creates-toxic-gas.html","title":{"rendered":"4 children die when pesticide, water mix creates toxic gas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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4 children die when pesticide, water mix creates toxic gas<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

4 children die when pesticide, water mix creates toxic gas:-\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Four children died after someone at their home sprayed water on an applied pesticide, causing a reaction that resulted in toxic gas, officials in Amarillo, Texas, said.<\/span><\/p>\n

At least five other people were hospitalized in Monday’s incident.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fire Capt. Larry Davis said a family member used water to try to wash off the aluminum phosphide, which had been administered before by someone beneath the residence.<\/span><\/p>\n

The incident preliminarily has been ruled an accidental poisoning.<\/span><\/p>\n

There were 10 people inside the mobile home at the time of the incident, according to Davis.<\/span><\/p>\n

The children ranged in age from 7 to 17, CNN affiliate KVII reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

First responders went to the hospital for treatment of possible exposure. Several firefighters are being held for observation, according to KVII.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aluminum phosphide is listed in the Toxicity Category I by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — the highest and most toxic category. Specifically, the EPA points to the “acute effects via the inhalation route.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2017\/01\/02\/us\/amarillo-texas-pesticide-deaths\/?sr=google_news<\/span><\/div>\n

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