Crime & Safety
Explosion In Garbage Truck Injures Queens Sanitation Worker
The worker suffered minor injuries after a mysterious substance exploded in the back of a garbage truck in Queens, the FDNY said.
JAMAICA ESTATES, QUEENS — A sanitation worker suffered minor injuries after a mystery substance exploded in the back of a garbage truck in Queens, according to a Fire Department spokesperson.
The incident happened on Wexford Terrace at 10:18 a.m. Monday, the FDNY spokesperson said.
The victim, a sanitation worker, was decontaminated and went to Jamaica Hospital, according to PIX11.
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The fire and sanitation departments' hazmat teams said the mysterious powder wasn't hazardous but provided no further information.
#FDNY #Hazmat members worked together with @NYCSanitation Haz-Mat to conduct an assessment of an unknown powder in a garbage truck in #Queens. The powder was determined to be non-hazardous. pic.twitter.com/qGfwU8vf9i
— FDNY (@FDNY) July 22, 2019
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