Photograph caption dated March 3, 1989 reads, "Members of the hazardous materials squad huddle over cleanup strategy outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History after an employee carrying a box of insecticides to a storage area spilled the chemicals, forcing the evacuation of more than two dozen people. The museum in Exposition Park was closed for three hours."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;22 x 31 cm. on sheet 28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Hazardous substances--Accidents--California--Los Angeles Buildings--Evacuation--California--Los Angeles Hazardous substances--California--Los Angeles Museums--California--Los Angeles Rain and rainfall--California--Los Angeles Exposition Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) University Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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