Customers evacuated from grocery store in St. Helens
ST. HELENS, Ore. – Thirty people were evacuated from a Safeway store and one man was taken to a hospital on Wednesday afternoon after people in the building complained about feeling light-headed or having difficulty breathing.
A witness said large numbers of people inside the store started coughing, which led to the evacuation.
A hazmat team could not find the cause after checking refrigeration units and other areas in the store, said Columbia River Fire and Rescue Chief Jay Tappan, adding that the store will be checked to see if there was some sort of emission from a valve.
Tappan said all the people had been inside the Safeway store on Columbia River Highway when the symptoms set in.
They all were taken out of the building and went to a facility next door. One middle-aged man was taken to the hospital as a precaution. The others were treated on the scene.
Tappen said video inside the store was reviewed and showed everyone getting sick at much the same time.
Where is that kid who had the ammonia and chlorine mix at school awhile ago?
MAY-BE AND I SAY JUST MAY-BE FROM THE CHEMICALS PUT IN TO THE SKY KNOWN AS CHEM TRAILS.
AFTER-ALL THESE STORES USE ECONOMIZERS FOR AIR EXCHANGE TO ACHIVE THE CORRECT INDOOR
TEMPERATURE SO TO SPEAK.       HENCE YOU NOW HAVE CHEM TRAIL AIR IN YOUR STORS.    THERE IS
MORE TO ALL OF THIS THAN ANY-ONE WANTS TO KNOW.          LEARN WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON.
@KATUNews what is the update?!?
@Rovahn That is our last update. No new info this morning. We'll post something if we do get new info!
@KATUNews Thank you!
My Dad was the Meat Manager there for years, nice store friendly service, unfortunate this happened. Then again knowing St. Helens it could have been someone Vaporizing a huge amount of weed in the back room and it got into the ventilation system. Seriously though this store is next to our High School and every day at lunch the place is packed with kids, good thing it did not happen then.
Apparently, ghosts caused this.
having spent many years working in a grocery store i would have welcomed an opportunity to evacuate the building.
I knew I shouldn't have had that gas station sushi........
That guy behind the deli counter needs to lay off the burittos
Why not present the news when you have all the info, KATU? In the meantime, all you have created is folks that will come back for the eventual update!
Safeways isn't so "safe" it seems.
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@feral Sorry about that. :( I'll pass on the spicy Mexican food next time.
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@feral Ban ethnics and there will be no more racism? I wonder what we will call a burrito after that happens. Or would they be banned as well?
Sorry, I had a bad case of gas earlier. :(