HazMat Continues to Vent Home on St. Mary's Road

Members of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hazardous Materials Response team continue to vent the home where two workers and a Milton Police officer inhaled fumes and were transported to Milton Hospital this afternoon.

Milton Fire Chief John Grant said the HazMat team is venting the home at 57 St. Mary's Road. for the second time as they monitor vapor levels.  The vapor being vented from the home is a stripping agent that the two workers were using in the basement around noon on Monday.

"We're not sure if that (Strip-Ease) on its own caused the problems with the victims," Grant said. He added that exactly what affected the victims would be determined by the hospital.

A portion of St. Mary's Road remains blocked off while the venting continues. Grant said there is no timeline for reopening the road, as this situation is, "a matter of keeping an eye on it."

Police were called to a house at 57 St. Mary's Road earlier today after a worker stripping paint in the basement of the home was overcome by fumes. A short time later, a second worker, as well as an officer on the scene were taken by ambulance to Milton Hospital.

 HazMat arrived shortly after 1 p.m. At that time, members of the Milton Fire Department spoke to residents in a few homes close to the house in question. They suggested residents vacate their homes while the 57 St. Mary's Road home was vented. Around 2:30 p.m. those resident's were OK'd to return to their homes.