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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 34<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong>:<br />

<strong>TICs</strong> & <strong>TIMs</strong><br />

Consequences <strong>of</strong> Graniteville Train<br />

Accident (MMWR January 28, 2005)<br />

• 9 deaths<br />

– 1 train engineer, 6 mill workers,<br />

1 in home, 1 in truck<br />

• 529 sought medical care<br />

– 69 hospitalized, 11 critical<br />

– 18 were treated at area physicians ’ <strong>of</strong>fices<br />

• 5,400 evacuated in 1 mile radius <strong>of</strong> crash<br />

• Initial report : "sodium nitrate"<br />

• Chlorine was not reported to ED <strong>for</strong> 1 hour<br />

Module One – Toxic Industrial Gases as Terrorist Threats<br />

34<br />

As the result <strong>of</strong> this derailment and chlorine release, over 5000 people were evacuated,<br />

500 sought medical attention, 69 were hospitalized and there were 9 deaths. Of interest<br />

the initial report detailing the nature <strong>of</strong> the release was erroneous and misleading.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 158

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