Last week, there was an ACTUAL hazmat situation at a thrift store in Boston called Boomerangs.
A customer had donated a “lead pig” . . . probably thinking it was just an ugly antique. But an employee recognized it as something that was once used to transport radioactive materials.
So the store contacted the authorities . . . including the Boston Hazardous Materials Response Team. They confirmed that the item DID at some point hold a type of radioactive, powdery material.
They didn’t say what it was, but the radiation was a “very low level.”
Several employees had handled the lead pig without gloves . . . so they were taken to get tests done for exposure.
The store says everyone’s test came back clean, and that there are no risks to any other shoppers . . . the people who were there that day, AND in the future.
The store was closed for a couple days, but it’s since reopened.
Technically, the police are still looking into it . . . but at this point, they don’t believe it’s anything criminal . . . and that the donation was made by someone who didn’t realize it was dangerous.
