Muriatic acid fumes at Tollgate subdivision pool prompt firefighter, hazardous materials team response

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Muriatic acid fumes from a chemical storage closet on Tuesday brought Sisters-Camp Sherman firefighters and a Salem hazardous materials team to the Tollgate subdivision’s pool facility, officials said. No injuries were reported.

At 4:19 p.m., the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District was notified of a hazardous materials incident at the Tollgate subdivision pool facility, Shift Commander Pat Burke said in a news release Wednesday.

Maintenance personnel from the Tollgate Homeowners Association reported that muriatic acid was ”fuming” from the vents of the facility’s chemical storage closet…

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