WILMINGTON — A man was killed and several firefighters were hospitalized with injuries after a fire suppression foam system discharged a large amount of foam inside a hanger at the Wilmington Air Park Sunday, according to investigators.
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Tim Law, a 55-year-old man was identified as the person killed in the incident, Pam Bauer, Public Information Officer for the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency said in a news conference Monday. Law was an airport maintenance supervisor who had been on the job for around 18 months, Bauer said.
The incident was reported around 1:45 p.m. Sunday at one of the airport hangers after the fire suppression foam was released. The cause of the suppression system’s release was still under investigation, however there was not an active fire in the hanger, Bauer said.
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Firefighters rescued two people trapped in a vehicle after the foam suppression release. A third person, later identified as Law, was initially unaccounted for after the incident but was later pronounced dead, Bauer said.
During the search operations, eight firefighters suffered injuries ranging from electric shock, eye injuries, and others, Bauer said. Three firefighters were later taken to Miami Valley Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. All firefighters have been released from the hospital and will have follow-up appointments Monday.
The incident is being investigated by the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Additional details were not released. We’ll update this story as we learn more.
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