The leak Saturday night apparently continued for hours before Harris County Public Health...
hat resulted in a shelter in place said Monday that authorities mishandled how the public was alerted to the safety concern.that began around 9 p.m. Saturday at the warehouse in the 23600 block of Colonial Parkway, next to the Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital. The leak apparently continued for hours before Harris County Public Health ordered a shelter in place around 11 a.m. Sunday.
Lin spent the evening frantically contacting the business owners in Katy Asian Town to warn them. To make matters worse, she said, some businesses were still operating while the leak was active. It is possible to sent out an emergency alerts to all phones in the immediate area in the event of a chemical leak, said Brian Murray, public information officer for Harris County Fire Marshal's Office, but the responding agency makes the decision as to whether to issue them. In this case, he said, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 48 was the responding agency, and it would have been their decision whether or not to send an alert.
Lin also said the incident was costly for the businesses, with the shelter in place coming on a profitable day for restaurants in the popular dining and retail destination.
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