SAN JOSE, Calif. — A bobbing sea of white foam 5 inches deep in spots has spewed out of a large hangar at Mineta San Jose International Airport in California and covering cars and blocking businesses on a nearby street.
San Jose Fire Capt. Mitch Matlow tells The Mercury News that the foam is a chemical used as a fire retardant and is coming from the hangar’s fire prevention system. Matlow says the retardant discharged accidentally and began spilling out Friday morning.
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By the afternoon, the pulsating flow had surrounded two tanker trucks, reached to the bottom of a stop sign and spilled onto the street.
Crews are asking people to stay out of the foam, but video showed a man on a bicycle emerging from the fluffy mass, covered in foam.
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