Burning Bright

warehouse blaze

Firefighters 'high on dope'
IOL
June 22 2007

Edinburg - Firefighters who spent half an hour fighting a blaze in which 2000 pounds (907 kilos) of marijuana went up in smoke breathed so much of it that they would have failed a drug test, a fire chief said.

It took more than 35 firefighters, 1000 gallons (3785 liters) of water and five gallons (19 liters) of chemical suppressant to extinguish the on Wednesday, Fire Chief Shawn Snider said.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were investigating the origin of the drugs. Local officials were investigating whether arson was the cause.

Snider said on Thursday the firefighters were exposed to so much marijuana smoke that they would not be able to pass a drug test, despite wearing air packs to prevent them from inhaling toxic or hazardous fumes. - Sapa-AP
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