University finds evidence of overheated coal in silo
By Tony Wong | November 9, 1999After a sulfur smell was reported by an employee at the University's heating plant last Tuesday, the school arranged to donate $20,000 worth of coal from the plant's silo to the Dupont plant in Waynesboro, Va., to prevent a possible fire. Carbon monoxide testing on the University's four silos confirmed the existence of overheated coals in one of them. According to University Director of Utilities Cheryl Gomez, "the coals got warm and put off an acrid smell.
