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NEW DETAILS--
ON THE DEADLY CHEMICAL INCIDENT
AT A BUFFALO WILD WINGS IN
BURLINGTON MASSACHUSETTS.
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A CHEMICAL SPILL IN THE
KITCHEN--
IS TO BLAME FOR KILLING AN
EMPLOYEE--
AND SENDING 10 OTHERS TO THE
HOSPITAL.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER
BRITTANY SCHAEFER JOINS US NOW--
WITH WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT
THE VICTIM.
BRITTANY?
MIKE, STEVE... WE'VE LEARNED IT
WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER WHO
DIED... ACCORDING TO SEVERAL
BOSTON MEDIA OUTLETS,
32-YEAR-OLD RYAN BALDERA HAD
ONLY BEEN WORKING AT THE
RESTAURANT FOR A FEW MONTHS.
FIRST RESPONDERS IN FULL
PROTECTIVE GEAR AFTER A CHEMICAL
SPILL INSIDE THE BUFFALO WILD
WINGS IN BURLINGTON.
THE INCIDENT KILLING 32-YEAR-OLD
GENERAL MANAGER RYAN BALDERA
THURSDAY AND SENDING 10 OTHERS
TO THE HOSPITAL.
: There was an individual who
was first preparing the floor to
clean that person immediately
was exposed to the chemical and
extricated himself to the fresh
air environment. The gentlemen
that passed away attempted to
squeegee the product out of the
building when he was overcome.
OUT OF THE 10 PEOPLE SENT TO THE
HOSPITAL, TWO WERE CUSTOMERS.
PATRONS SAY BALDERA JUMPED INTO
ACTION.
: Employees just scattered and
everyone is just looking around
like what are we doing is
everything okay.
: One of the employees
immediately opened all of the
garage doors on the other side
of the building to help with
that.
THE BUILDING WAS EVACUATED AND A
TIER 1 HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDED.
ASSISTANT BURLINGTON FIRE CHIEF
MICHAEL PATTERSON SAYS THE
PRODUCT USED IS CALLED SUPER 8,
WHICH CONTAINS SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE- A HIGH CONCENTRATE
CHLORINE.
: It's a common product used in
floor cleaning and for some
reason tonight there was a
reaction like this.
A BUFFALO WILD WINGS
SPOKESPERSON ISSUED THE
FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
"WE ARE SHOCKED AND SADDENED TO
LEARN OF THIS HORRIFIC ACCIDENT
AT OUR FRANCHISE-OWNED SPORTS
BAR AND ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
OUR FRANCHISEE AND THE
AUTHORITIES WHILE THEY CONDUCT
AN INVESTIGATION..."
THE RESTAURANT IS CLOSED FRIDAY
WHILE THE INVESTIGATION IS
ONGOING.
NEW AT SIX WE'RE LEARNING MORE
ABOUT BALDERI IN THIS TRAGIC
SITUATION.
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FIRST AT SIX --- FIRE OFFICIALS
SAY A MIX OF TWO CLEANING
CHEMICALS CAUSED THE DEADLY
TOXIC FUMES AT A BUFFALO WILD
WINGS IN BURLINGTON MASS.
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WE'VE BEEN TRACKING THIS STORY
SINCE IT BROKE LAST NIGHT AT 11
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BURLINGTON'S INTERIM FIRE CHIEF
SAYS THE RESTAURANT'S GENERAL
MANAGER, RYAN BALDERA, DIED FROM
EXPOSURE TO THE FUMES.
HE ALSO SAYS *13*--- OTHER
PEOPLE, BOTH EMPLOYEES AND
CUSTOMERS, CHECKED THEMSELVES
INTO HOSPITALS LAST NIGHT ---
ALL HAVE SINCE BEEN RELEASED.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER
BRITTANY SCHAEFER JOINS US LIVE
WITH
THE NEW DETAILS.
MIKE, STEVE... WE'VE LEARNED
32-YEAR-OLD RYAN BALDERA WHO WAS
THE GENERAL MANAGER DIED...
FRIENDS SAY HE HAD JUST GOTTEN
MARRIED LAST YEAR.
32-YEAR-OLD RYAN BALDERA IS
DEAD AFTER TWO CLEANING PRODUCTS
ARE MIXED CREATING A CHEMICAL
REACTION INSIDE THE BUFFALO WILD
WINGS IN BURLINGTON THURSDAY.
THE GENERAL MANAGER AND 10
OTHERS INCLUDING TWO CUSTOMERS,
WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
There was an individual who was
first preparing the floor to
clean that person immediately
was exposed to the chemical and
extricated himself to the fresh
air environment. The gentlemen
that passed away attempted to
squeegee the product out of the
building when he was overcome.
ASSISTANT BURLINGTON FIRE CHIEF
MICHAEL PATTERSON TOLD WCVB THE
TWO PRODUCTS MIXED WERE SUPER 8
AND SCALE KLEEN.
EYEWITNESS NEWS HAS LEARNED
BALDERA IS LEAVING BEHIND HIS
WIFE AND NEWBORN SON.
PATRONS SAY THE GENERAL MANAGER
JUMPED INTO ACTION.
Restaurant Patron: One of the
employees immediately opened all
of the garage doors on the other
side of the building to help
with that. These aren't trained
chemical response people they
are store managers at a Buffalo
wild wings something happened in
the kitchen it was an accident
and they didn't know how to
respond to it, I'm not blaming
them for anything that happened.
OSHA IS INVESTIGATING THE
INCIDENT... THE RESTAURANT IS
CLOSED FRIDAY WHILE THE
INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.