A Huron business is being investigated following a dumpster fire that released a toxic gas. Beadle County Emergency Manager Tom Moeding says a firefighter driving by saw the burning dumpster and called the Fire Department directly around noon on Memorial Day…
Bob McDonald is an enviromental scientest with the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources who says Phosfume is used for pest control…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/05/dumpsterfire2.mp3|titles=dumpsterfire2]McDonald says Phosfume comes in air tight sealed containers…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/05/dumpsterfire3.mp3|titles=dumpsterfire3]Brian Tipton is Ag Program Specialist with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture. He says its too early to know if the un-named company could face any fines…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/05/dumpsterfire4.mp3|titles=dumpsterfire4]Moeding says company officials detected low, non-harmful levels of the gas from the blaze and says the public is not and was not in danger from the fumes. The dumpster has been moved to a secure location while the investigation continues.