"As the , the toxic smoke cloud from the incinerated meth - a dangerous and addictive stimulant - didn't waft harmlessly into the atmosphere, but instead began to fill the building. In the aftermath, over a dozen employees of the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter were evacuated and sent to the hospital. It was "not a party," shelter director Triniti Halverson told the . Halverson suffered from an intense headache and a sore throat, while her colleagues experienced dizziness, sweating, and coughing."
"According to Billings assistant city administrator Kevin Iffland, the smoke got sucked back into the building because of "negative pressure." There was supposed to be a fan on standby to blow it back out in events like these, but Iffland said it wasn't ready or turned. It's unclear if the authorities knew about the fan situation before the burning started."
FBI personnel incinerated two pounds of seized methamphetamine inside a building housing the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter in Billings, Montana. The burning produced a toxic smoke cloud that filled the shelter when negative pressure drew smoke back inside. Over a dozen shelter employees experienced symptoms including headache, sore throat, dizziness, sweating, and coughing and were evacuated and treated at hospitals. A standby fan meant to expel smoke was reportedly not ready or turned on, and shelter staff were not informed about the burns. The drugs were burned in an animal cremation furnace, a practice described as not uncommon, raising questions about coordination and safety.
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