Man Delivers Mysterious Substance To North Bay Firefighter (SF Bay Area)
NBC11 ^ | 8/18/2006
NOVATO, Calif. -- A North Bay firefighter is back on duty after an unusual attack late Thursday night that turned into a hazmat situation.
A man knocked on the door of the fire station near the corner of San Ramon Way and San Marin Drive in Novato at about 11:30 p.m.
A firefighter answered and saw a man wearing goggles and surgical gloves and holding a gallon-sized bag with a white powdery, crystal-like substance inside. The man tried to hand the firefighter the bag but the firefighter refused. The man turned and ran to a car where a second person and they drove away.
The firefighter did not handle the bag but he said he felt a burning sensation on his face.
The firefighter was hosed down and decontaminated. He was also sent to a hospital to be checked out because he still felt a burning sensation.
Hazmat crews spent about four hours testing the area and the fire station for dangerous substances, including nerve agents.
The two men were in a silver Toyota Corolla, firefighters said.
