[TN-Bird] Austin bird deaths
- From: "David Aborn" <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-Bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:04:54 -0500
This story was released earlier today, 8 January 2007.
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
Police shut down 10 blocks of businesses in the heart of downtown early
Monday after dozens of birds were found dead in the streets, but =
officials
said preliminary tests showed no dangerous chemicals in the air.
As many as 60 dead pigeons, sparrows and grackles were found overnight =
along
Congress Avenue, a main route through downtown. No human injuries or
illnesses were reported.
"We do not feel there is a threat to the public health," said Adolfo
Valadez, the medical director for Austin and Travis County Health and =
Human
Services. He said preliminary air-quality tests showed no dangerous
chemicals and the area should reopen around noon.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said =
officials
had no credible information to suggest any imminent threat to the city.
On Congress Avenue, just outside the state Capitol, emergency workers =
donned
yellow hazardous-material suits Monday morning, and dozens of fire =
trucks
and ambulances were parked nearby.
Workers were testing for any sort of environmental contaminant or gas or
chlorine leaks that might have cause the bird deaths, said police
spokeswoman Toni Chovanetz. At least one bird carcass was being tested
locally for other possible causes, and other carcasses were shipped to =
the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Texas A&M University.
Valadez said the tests on the dead birds would likely take several days =
and
look for signs of poisoning or viral infections, though he said =
officials do
not think bird flu is involved.
A 10-block stretch of Congress Avenue, several side streets and all
buildings in the area were shut down and declared off-limits as a
precaution, Chovanetz said.
The street closure stretched from just outside the Capitol to a section =
of
the Colorado River known as Town Lake. The Capitol opened on schedule
Monday, the day before the legislative session was to begin.
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