dioxin

Four decades have passed since a transformer fire spread PCB's and dioxins throughout Binghamton's tallest building, closing the State Office Building for nearly 14 years.

History was made at Binghamton's tallest building 34 years ago February 5. A transformer fire in a mechanical room of the State Office Building caused coolant containing PCB's to burn. The blaze created dangerous chemicals, including dioxin...

It happened 32 years ago in downtown Binghamton. A transformer fire in the basement of the Binghamton State Office Building erupted at about 5:28 a.m. on February 5, 1981. It resulted in what's been viewed as the nation's most expensive indoor environmental disaster...