The incident was caused when smoke was pushed in the wrong direction because of negative pressure, according to Assistant City Administrator Kevin Iffland.
That sounds like it wasn’t a method specific issue, and if anything had been burnt in that incinerator it would’ve caused the same issue.
Sounds like the facility wasn’t setup right, any facility with an incinerator should definitely have positive pressure, not negative.
So we’re blaming the facility that has never had any issues incinerating previous to this event, rather than the FBI for their clear incompetence? And y’all are not only buying but upvoting it, too? Okay.
… Why are they incinerating there in the first place though. I would figure that government entities would have procedures on confiscating, labeling, storing, and disposing of evidence in a safe manner. Not just throw it in the local animal shelters incinerator lol.
I know that when police in my area need to destroy evidence that’s no longer needed (and can’t just be disposed of in normal waste streams, or sold or what have you) they normally take it to a local garbage incineration plant.
There was also a steel mill in the area at one point and their furnace was occasionally been put to use for similar purposes (tangential - there was at least one instance I’ve heard of where the US mint used that furnace to dispose of a batch of coins they were testing a new alloy or process or something on)
Maybe in the area of Montana they were limited in choices, thought this place would do, but did not do a test run to ensure ventilation, leading to terrible results. Perhaps the unit was seldom used and poorly maintained (the fact that there were kittens in the same room as the incinerator seems crazy to me)
Yes, it just seems like a comedy of errors here, unfortunately the animals and staff suffered the price
Naw, someone failed procedure and didn’t turn on one or more fans. They probably should have told the director, she could have turned the fan on.
Anytime the abbreviation or acronym includes the word, “Federal”, you can be sure it was done incorrectly and at the greatest expense to the taxpayer.
During this admin, no doubt about it. Previous ones at least had competent leadership that were hired for their expertise instead of loyalty, however.
