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Firefighters suffer acid burns from wearing wrong gear
Two firefighters wearing the wrong gear suffered sulphuric acid burns in a botched callout to a damaging spill near Napier. People think Fire and Emergency are the experts on hazardous substances - but they didn't know what they were doing - and it's clear they aren't the only ones. Phil Pennington is looking at Fire and Emergency's internal investigation that shows a host of unsafe actions.