FW: Fires in Histology Laboratories
Andy,
Yourself
and Jim Ito might remember Dougie Bovell when he was one of George's boys
in the Southern. Well, later in his career when he was at Glasgow
University he worked adjacent to a lab where a colleague was boiling
ether, don't ask why just accept boiling ether. When the smell of ether
started to waft along the corridors it was decided that an evacuation
should take place, "where's Dougie? oh **** he's still in the
lab." Yes indeed, there was Dougie, slumped on the floor looking
very peaceful and no doubt dreaming of the lovely Kylie Minogue. After
being dragged out by the ankles he was revived and although much grayer
in the hair still lives to talk of "Scientist gassed by
colleague."
Ian.
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 09:35:23
+0100
From: Andrew Shand <Andrew.Shand@north-bristol.swest.nhs.uk>
Subject: FW: Fires in Histology Laboratories
To: "Histonet (E-mail)"
<histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Jim's reply has stimulated the "litle grey cells". There
was also one
caused by ether tracking from one lab, where a bottle was left without
it's
cap on, to another where a Bunsen was lit. That was a major fire
with a lot
of damage. Anyone remember the details?
Andy Shand
-----Original Message-----
From: Ito, James
[mailto:jim.ito@yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk]
Sent: 31 March 2003 09:02
To: Andrew Shand
Subject: RE: Fires in Histology Laboratories
As stated by Andy Shand, the explosion was caused be ether being ignited
in
a fridge which was not spark-proof. The incident was caused when a
rat was
sacrificed by by overdosing with ether vapour. The rat was then
placed in
the fridge, the explosion occurred and the rat was blasted through
the
laboratory window and impacted on a parked car. It happened in the
lab
adjacent to mine and as no-one was hurt caused some amusement. It
also
caused us to be very careful in what we store in ordinary fridges and
also
to purchase some sparkproof fridges and freezers.
Jim Ito
Senior Chief MLSO
Pathology Department
Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Glasgow G3 8SJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Shand
[mailto:Andrew.Shand@north-bristol.swest.nhs.uk]
Sent: 31 March 2003 08:16
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: Fires in Histology Laboratories
Tom
Some years ago a British lab had an explosion. It was caused by ether
being
ignited in a fridge. Unfortunately I cannot remember any
details. Somebody
out there in histoland will I'm sure.
Andy Shand
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Wells
[mailto:tomers@shaw.ca]
Sent: 28 March 2003 17:16
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Fires in Histology Laboratories
Is anyone aware of a significant fire occurring in a Histology
laboratory? I
am looking at safety in histology labs and specifically fire
prevention.
Thanks. Tom
Tom Wells
Supervisor, Immunohistochemistry
Lions Gate Hospital
North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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