Late Friday night, Redmond EMS and the Trion Fire Department were dispatched to a home on Allgood Street in Trion due to a toxic mixture of gasoline and bleach.

According to the Trion Fire Department, the homeowner had spilled some gasoline in the basement of the residence and attempted to clean up the spill with bleach.  Redmond EMS requested that the Trion Fire Department ventilate the house due to the toxic fumes.

It is never a good idea to mix gasoline with bleach since in the right concentration, the mixture is highly combustible, and it can create highly toxic and deadly chlorine gas. Combining bleach and gasoline will produce a number of dangerous reactions. As a powerful oxidizer, these include combustion, corrosion, and the production of dangerous gases.