Toxic chemicals found in smoke from Navy ship fire in San Diego harbor

Test samples revealed toxic chemicals in the smoke from the fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, despite the U.S. Navy’s claim that the smoke was not toxic.

AGAINST THE NAVY TODAY.LIBERTY.WELL KATHLEEN, THE COUNTYISSUED 2 NOTICES OF VIOLATIONSAGAINST THE NAVY FOR THE SMOKETHAT WAS BURNING OFF US ASBOTTOM OR SHOT HERE MORE THAN2 WEEKS AGO NOW THE COUNTYALSO SAYS IT DID FIND TOXICCHEMICALS IN THAT SMOKE BUTNOT AT LEVELS THAT WOULD CAUSEHEALTH CONCERNS.THICK SMOKE BLOCKED THESKYLINE AND SENT DEBRIS INTOTHE AIR AFTER US AS BOTTOMRUSH ARE BURNED WE SMELL THESMELL LIKE BURNED AND THEN IPUT MY WINDOW OF HER QUICKBECAUSE IT WAS LIKE A STINKINGSTINKING STRONG ORDER THECOUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROLDISTRICT SAYS IT TESTEDCANISTER SAMPLES CLOSE TOWHERE THE FIRE WAS BURNINGYOUR INSPECTORS.THAT VIOLATIONS OF 2REGULATIONS.

ONE 51 WHICH IS APUBLIC NUISANCE ROLE.

AND THESECOND ONE BOOK 50 VISIBLE ANATION.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS ISTHAT WE'VE DOCUMENTED ASIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THECOMMUNITY IN TERMS OF ODORSPCD FOUND HARMFUL SUBSTANCESINCLUDING BENZENE.HAS IT ON A TRAIL ON CLAROMETHANE THIS CONTRADICTSPREVIOUS STATEMENTS FROM NAVYOFFICIALS THAT THERE'S NOTHINGTOXIC IN THE SMOKE.

THE A P CD ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENTSAYING IN PART QUOTE, ALTHOUGHSOME COMPOUNDS WERE MEASUREDTO BE AT ELEVATEDCONCENTRATIONS RELATIVE TOHISTORICAL DATA THEY ARE STILLLOWER THAN LEVELS SET BY THESTATE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT THATWOULD INDICATE A POTENTIALHEALTH HAZARD, TOXIC SMOKECAME UP FROM HERE.

I MEAN WEALL KNOW.SO FAR MEAN EVERYTHING'SALL RIGHT YOU KNOW, I MEAN IDON'T FEEL SICK OR ANYTHINGBUT I MEAN IT COULD BE.MORE DANGEROUS TO THEELDERLY.MEANWHILE THE COUNTY SAYSTYPICALLY IT'S NOTICES OFVIOLATIONS WOULD RESULT INMONETARY PENALTIES AND WE DIDREACH OUT TO THE NAVY, A NAVYSPOKESPERSON SAID THE NAVYWOULD BE TIME TO REVIEW THEREPORT, BUT IT WOULD BE