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Acton Hazmat Teams Respond After Garbage Man Nearly Faint After Inspecting Load: Officials Acton Hazmat Teams Respond After Garbage Man Nearly Faint After Inspecting Load: Officials
Acton Hazmat Teams Respond After Garbage Man Nearly Faint After Inspecting Load: Officials Hazmat teams in Acton were called out to a potential hazardous materials incident after a trash truck driver nearly fainted after picking up a load on Friday, Jan. 13, officials said.  The driver said he picked up trash around 9 a.m. in the area of 100 Nagog Park Drive when he began to feel dizzy and light-headed after inspecting the truck's load, fire officials said.  The hazmat team inspected the load and determined it a Tier 1 situation, the lowest and less dangerous. They cleared the truck around 1 p.m. Paramedics took the driver to a local hospital for evaluation. 

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by Josh Lanier