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5 January

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It may look like snow, but that's fire-retardant foam that Juan Gonzalez is cleaning up on 5th Ave. S. in St. Petersburg in front of All Children's Hospital Friday morning. The foam came from testing the system that is designed to put out a fire on the roof's helipad in the event of a fire or fuel spill, according to the hospital's safety director Larry Green. "This is a sophisticated system with jets that cover the helipad in a 2-minute time frame," said Green. The non-hazardous, water-based foam was cleaned up by crews throughout the course of the morning. It will be the last time the system is tested, said Green. Last month a similar test sent foam floating through downtown St. Petersburg, prompting phone calls to the fire department from the curious. [LARA CERRI Times] ... Read more

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