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Lethal stench returns ... again By Keith GushardAt least nine people went to a safety area set up in the parking lot of the Penn Plaza Friday night, but there were no illnesses.
On Saturday night, about 20 people came to the safety area at the Penn Plaza. They were transported by Corey Limousine Service to shelter at the West Mead 2 Volunteer Fire Depart-ment when thunderstorms moved through the area. In the incidents both Friday and Saturday and the June 2007 incident, emergency responders detected potentially lethal levels of hydrogen sulfide emanating from the manholes in the area. Produced naturally by decaying organic matter, hydrogen sulfide is released from sewage sludge, liquid manure, sulfur hot springs and natural gas, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Federal guidelines call for a maximum of 20 parts per million as a safe level while 30 parts per million is the level at which emergency action should be taken. A reading of 100 parts per million is considered dangerous to life and health. Not only can the gas explode, the stench can cause loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest. In June 2007, a level of 499 parts per million was detected in the sewers; both Friday and Saturday nights that level reached more than 500 parts per million at a manhole in the Baldwin Street Extension area near The Junction tavern and Weber-Harris Ford before receding. 
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