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Rotten Office Fridge Cleanup Sends 7 To Hospital

Posted by samzenpus on from the step-away-from-the-handle dept.

bokske writes "An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. Firefighters had to evacuate the AT&T building in downtown San Jose on Tuesday, after the flagrant fumes prompted someone to call 911. A hazmat team was called in. Just another day at the office."

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  1. Re:Paaaleeese by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'Affected' is correct. Affect = Verb Effect = Noun

    Wrong! Never try to reduce a natural language to a small set of logical rules.

    affect 3 |Ëafekt; É(TM)Ëfekt| |ËÃËfÉkt| |É(TM)ËfÉkt| |ËafÉkt|
    noun Psychology
    emotion or desire, esp. as influencing behavior or action. See note at emotion .

    verb [ trans. ] (often be effected)
    cause (something) to happen; bring about : nature always effected a cure | budget cuts that were quietly effected over four years.

    From the Oxford American Dictionary