Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2007 CONTACT: Jim Martin, 603-271-3710

Returning to a flood-damaged home or building?

Be alert for leaking containers and household chemicals, such as caustic drain cleaners and chlorine bleach.

• Keep children and pets away from leaking or spilled chemicals.
• Don't combine chemicals to avoid dangerous or violent reactions.
• Don't dump chemicals down storm sewers, drains or toilets.
• Don't burn household chemicals.
• Mark and set aside unbroken containers until they can be properly disposed of. To prevent leakage, broken or damaged containers should be placed in a secondary container and marked and labeled for easy identification.

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