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Adair Hazmat Team called Pine Knot Federal prison ricin scare Six Adair Hazmat team members respond to possible Ricin contamination at Federal Prison at Pine Knot. Units from Boyle, another from Somerset had also been called out; Adair team told to return home while en route, however By Ed Waggener An Adair County Hazmat Team, led by Adair County EMD Greg Thomas, was on its way to McCreary County to to help in the clean up of a white substance which they were told had tested to be Ricin or a substance similar like it at the Federal prison near Pine Knot. The team made it past the Fishing Creek Bridge before being called and told enough Hazmat personnel were in place to handle the situation. The group left Columbia at approximately 3:25pmCT. The mission was aborted at 4:00pmCT. "They told us they had enough manpower and we weren't needed," Thomas said. "We still don't know whether the substance is Ricin or not." The team also included Ricky Collins, Marshall Judd, and Fay Davidson, traveling with Thomas in the main Hazmat truck, and James Absher and Brandon Minton in traveling in a separate vehicle. Thomas said that the Adair Hazmat team is well trained to handle such a clean up. "This is something we learned in our training in New Mexico," he said. "If the substance had been ricin, and we had continued with the clean-up," he said, "we could have handled it." Thomas said that the substance would be checked at a Kentucky State Police lab in Frankfort to make a final determination of its exact nature. Ricin is a deadly poison, if injected or inhaled by humans. It is made from the Castor bean. Adair County Judge Ann Melton said she is relieved the team is on its way back. "Still, I'm so proud that we our first responders have the training to take care of such a potentially dangerous situation," she said. "Public safety is important," she said. "I'm proud Adair County Fiscal Court approaches our citizens safety responsibiy," she said. Thomas said that the cost of the team's trip would be borne by the Federal government. "We've kept good records," he said. This story was posted on 2008-07-01 16:37:50
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