Pictured are employees of the Museum of Natural Science who were evacuated because of Arsenic spill inside. Meanwhile, members of the hazardous materials squad huddled over cleanup strategy outside the museum 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. Photograph dated March 2, 1989.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;31 x 22 cm. on sheet 36 x 28 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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