No one injured in Saturday hazmat incident at Ithaca wastewater treatment plant - The Ithaca Voice

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No one injured in Saturday hazmat incident at Ithaca wastewater treatment plant - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — A leaking gas cylinder at the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility prompted a response from the Ithaca Fire Department (IFD) hazmat team on Saturday. In a statement, facility officials said “no one was injured and the public was never in danger.” The roughly 4 foot tall cylinder contained sulfur dioxide gas and was leaking due to a “manufacturing defect” on the valve used to control the flow of gas, according to a joint state…