The Carbon County Hazmat Team responded to an incident Sunday morning when some road debris was determined to contain a residual amount of the main component of tear gas.
According to a news release from the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Mike Hreinson suffered respiratory distress and a burning sensation after stopping near the Spring Glen turn off from Highway 6 to remove some debris in the road. He required medical attention.
After an initial assessment, Carbon County Emergency Manager Justin Needles called the Utah 85th Civil Support Team. That team was deployed out of state so the Idaho CST was called, and worked in conjunction with the Carbon County Hazmat Team and the Utah Fire Marshal’s Office.
The contaminated object has been identified to be a core casing containing residual Cholobenzalmalononitrile or CS Gas, the main component in tear gas. The news release said the casing likely fell off a vehicle, but the carrier has not been determined.
All responders have been cleared and the contaminated object was transported by the Utah Fire Marshal’s Office.
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