Nine Marines were treated and decontaminated following a battery venting in a hangar at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, Virginia, at approximately 11:10 a.m. Monday, according to officials.
Two of the nine Marines exposed to battery fumes were transported to the hospital via air, the remaining seven via ground ambulance.
All nine had been treated and released with no “sustained injuries” as of late afternoon Monday, Capt. Ken Kunze, Quantico spokesman, told Marine Corps Times.
Kunze said the treatment and transport were conducted out of precautionary measures. He did not release details of ranks, ages or names of Marines exposed to the venting battery.
No injuries were life threatening and Marines were immediately treated and a decontamination station was set up to treat exposed Marines.
No damage to aircraft or facilities was reported. The battery is “used to jumpstart electrical systems on helicopters,” Kunze told Fredericksburg.com.
Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.
