Without informing other responders, an unknown agency
coordinated a hazardous materials drill in which a portion of San
Juan Hollister Road was closed off near the entrance to the
city.
Without informing other responders, an unknown agency coordinated a hazardous materials drill in which a portion of San Juan Hollister Road was closed off near the entrance to the city.
Dispatchers announced the hazardous materials emergency shortly after 1 p.m. Minutes later, dispatchers reported there was a man down near propane tanks at the boundary of the Hollister wastewater treatment plant property.
At the scene, firefighters pulled a man into the middle of the road and proceeded to spray him with a fire hose. It appeared as though he slowly became conscious, and responders wheeled him off into an ambulance.
It was about an hour after the first report when authorities acknowledged it was just a drill. It is unclear who coordinated the drill. The Hollister fire chief said he did not know who was behind it, and he noted that Calfire also was unaware of it beforehand.
The Hollister Police Department at 1:59 p.m. sent a press release announcing a hazardous materials emergency at the location. Ten minutes later, the police department canceled its alert.
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