Laughing gas leak leads to lockdown of Nevada hospital

A truck was delivering canisters to the hospital when the leak was discovered


A laughing gas leak locked down St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena Campus, in Henderson, Nev., recently, according to an article on the KTNV website.

A truck was delivering canisters to the hospital when the leak was discovered.

Firefighters were dispatched to determine what the gas was. They found it was nitrous oxide.

The hospital was put on lockdown as a precautionary measure.

Read the article.

 

 



April 17, 2017


Topic Area: Safety


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