European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday. Sap Tomber 9,1986 14 seek medical treatment during mysterious Gas leak Gainesville. Texas us l Federal officials Early monday tested the air along the Texas Oklahoma Border trying to find the source of an odorous Gas that spread through two counties fourteen people have had to seek medical Aid. Authorities in Donlon and Cooke counties late Sun Day advised area residents to stay inside and keep their windows closed while environmental officials worked to determine exactly what substance was in Thi air and where it was coming from said Donlon county chief Deputy David Klundt. There s a possibility of a deep Well leak in Oklahoma of a substance called a Ccaplan. What that is is a Hydrosol fid derivative added to natural Gas to make it Imell it s not dangerous in Low concentrations Jundt said. Fourteen people were treated at Gainesville memo rial Hospital sunday and monday for respiratory and other minor problems Hospital spokeswoman Gayla blazon said. Basically we Don t know if it might have been just a hysterical Type thing she said. They were very Vai be symptoms headaches difficulty breathing Tigli is in the Chest. They complained of a Lillic Nau sea but no vomiting. They were just released to their Homes and old to close the windows. There was nothing critical. No one was admitted Al  Klundt said the first Repp of the smell were received sunday evening. Officials initially feared there was a natural Gas leak Bui Lone Star Gas co. Workers who checked the area found no leaks in Demon or Sanger where the smell was the strongest late sunday night he said. We Don t perceive it As an emergency Jundt said. If in Tacl there Wai a Gas Cloud that Large there would have been explosions. " a Ccaplan has a fairly Strong odor he  a Little added to natural Gas is enough to be Able to make you smell it. Even Low concentrations would make thai smell  Early monday morning a Demon county sheriff s dispatcher said the odor had dissipated there but it was still being selected farther North in Cooke county. Cooke county authorities said environmental Protection Agency officials were investigating but had been unable to determine what the Gas was or where twas coming from. Toxic fumes from derailed train Force 100 families to evacuate Collins miss. A a train derailed sunday and toxic chlorine Gas spewing from overturned car forced the evacuation of about 100 families and Clos ing a Highway. There were no injuries said John Harper chief of Law enforcement for the state Bureau of pollution control. The 2fi-car Illinois Central Gulf train derailed at 2 "9 . About two Miles West of Collins Harper said. Harper said that two ruptured tankers were expected to Emit Gas for Many hours and that it would be very difficult to Seal the leaks because the can hereunder other wreckage. Authorities initially evacuated people within five Miles of the Accident but they later reduced the Dis Tance to two Miles said the Covington county sheriffs office. However . 49 was closed for about 10 Miles from Collins Northwest to mount Olive because in was a slow leak winds dissipated the Cloud before it readied Collins a town of about 2,100people 5j Miles Southeast of Jackson Harper said. He said the leak was u slow in might be two Days before toxic fumes stopped forming. With the weather conditions even if the worst comes to worst it should not affect anyone within  Ile and a half he said. Officials said they did not expect to reopen the High Way or to allow most of the evacuees to return Home before monday afternoon said Harper. About 60 look shelter at the National guard armory in Liatti Esburg said Jim Maher stale emergency management Agency director. He said most of the families probably would spend the night with relatives and friends. Harper said the chlorine belonged to Wyandotte chemical corp., which was sending its own Leam to Deal with the leak. Father 2 daughters die in Blaze los Angeles up a father went Back into a burning Home to Rescue his two Small daughters inside and died along with them Early sunday tire officials said. Three other people were injured in the fire at a two Story Home just South of the us Campus at 6 . Four people including an infant escaped safely. Fins department spokesman Jim Williamson said. The father 27, had escaped the fire Only to go Back inside the burning building when he realized nil two daughters Ages 2 and 3, were still inside officials said. Their bodies were found on the second floor of the Home the Man at the top of the stairs the younger daughter nearby in the hallway and the 3-year-Otd in a bedroom spokesman Gary Svider said. Of the three people injured in the fire one Man was hospitalized at California medical Center with second degree bums Over 5 percent of his body and two other men were treated for minor injuries. Identities of the victims were not released. Stateside Oregon City s streetcars give free inaugural rides Portland. Ore. A riders crammed streetcars Over the weekend to Lake free Nicson the City s no Light rail system undaunted Byone hour wails and unpredictable arrival times. Max or metropolitan area press began operating Friday when an estimated 63,000 people Rode the trains in its first 12 noun of service the commuter system was designed to carry 40.000 passengers in 20-Houroperating Day. Burglars Likely to hit 1 in 4 Homes Fri says Washington a an average of one in every four households is Likely to be burglarized Over a 10-year period and so far this dec Ade households have lost an estimated 113 bit lion to burglars the Fri has  burglaries reported to Law enforce ment agencies have totalled More than 13 million from i960 to 1985, or 27 burglaries annually for every 1,000 households the Bureau said sunday after analysing recently released crime figures. The ave rage loss was 1945 per incident the Fri Laid that most residential burglaries occur in Daylight and that the average loss per break in is higher Tor daytime occurrence $ 1,064 compared with $809 at night. Avalanche victims bodies recovered from Crevasse Bellingham Wash. A the bodies of two climbers killed in an Avalanche on mount Baker last month have been recovered from Crevasse by search and Rescue teams authorities said  bodies or dimming guide Tan Kraal of 23, and Steve Raschick 21, of enu Daw were air lifted saturday from the slope where they an two other climbers were trapped by an ice slide aug. 3. The other climbers were rescued thai Day but the unstable icepack forced authorities to sus Pend the search for Kraabel and Raschick the next Day said Tim Ortner search and Rescue coordinator for whatcom county. The bodies were recovered about 60 feet Down inside the Crevasse alter one or the bodies was spotted by hikers Ortner said. Coast guard halts search for missing shrimp boat North Bend Ore. A the coastguard has suspended its search Tor five people aboard a shrimp boat missing off the Oregon coast for More than a week. Dense tog forced the coast guard to curtail the air sea search for the 80-foot, Astoria based Lee blog and the search was suspended indefinitely officials said sunday. Missing Are the boat s stopper Dale Dinon 40,of Hammond hit three ions. Rusty 18 Jason is and Caleb 8, All of Crescent City Calif. And Crew Man Mike Goergen. 26, of Brooking causes Uncertain in sickening of students in 2 states by the associated pros Twenty eight members of an Ohio High school ban were treated for possible food poisoning after eating Al a fast food restaurant and dozens or Massachusetts band members collapsed after a practice session. Air samples taken in a school band room by the Massachusetts department of environmental Quality engineering failed to reveal a possible cause of sat urday s incident in Billerica but further analysis was being done at a state Laboratory fire department capt. Clifford Critch mid sunday. In Ohio 28 of the is member Quill Icolee High school band were treated at three hospitals saturday in Dayton where they had gone for a band contest band members and parents said Many of the Stu dents had eaten cheeseburgers Al a Mcdonald s restau rant in Xenia during a Stopover on their Way to Day ton. They complained of nausea and some were hyper ventilating. We suspect that in was food  Todd Edwards an emergency medical technician with the mad River township fire department. Lana Ehrsam a Mcdonald s spokeswoman said the store manager in Xenia could find no apparent prob lems with the product. The restaurant served hundreds of other customers and there were no other reports of illness she said. Ken Holcomb a chaperone with the Chillicothe band said that after the band performed two girls got sick and since that time it s turned into an Eidem  the students were treated at Throe area hospitals and released official said. N Massachusetts 28 of the 109 Billerica memorial High school band members were taken to hospitals where they were treated and released 52 were treated at the school and 29 required no treatment said patrolman John Mullen. Health official said creosote fumes from the school s woodworking Thop Carbon monoxide from an air conditioning system or fumes from newly Pray Edlawn chemicals could have caused the students faint ing nausea and dizziness. Mark Kohler band Start supervisor said the Stu dents had resumed to the school s band room after about three hours of marching drills outside when two girl suddenly collapsed. While the staff members carried the girl outside others began fainting until almost a dozen Lay nearly unconscious on the Lawn outside. As emergency medical help arrived in other band members collapsed. All were taken to Lowell memorial St. John s or so Joseph s hospitals to be treated for fainting nausea and . At first we thought it might have been hype Venti Talion heat exhaustion Kohler said. We could smell anything right away. But within a few Leo Zodl after the two girls were taken outside nine other to dents  classes will be held As usual on monday official said. I was just at school and everything teem Fine a Rilyn said sunday. They were suing it out u pre caution