An explosion at Lacamas Laboratories, a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant near Marine Dr in Portland, Oregon occurred on Monday May 9, 2005. The explosion occurred around 0400 in the morning and injured 4 workers. Three lab employees at the plant were taken by ambulance to local hospitals. Local firefighters arrived on scene and secured the site, removed injured workers and managed the fire.
Secondary concerns on site (beyond worker safety, fire and explosion) include the threat of runoff of pollutants and contaminants into the Columbia River.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) requested EPA’s assistance to both identify and mitigate any potential environmental threats on site.
EPA responded to the site at 1000 am.
