"Those Clark County firefighters weren't previously made aware of the potential hazard, but were permanently scarred, the report states. Employees working on The Boring Company's tunnels have also received similar chemical burns. The Boring Company has been digging tunnels in Las Vegas for a few years in an attempt to connect the entire city with a subterranean network that uses Teslas to shuttle people."
"Boring Company employees have been receiving burns from the chemical - an accelerant that the company uses to harden the concrete tunnel walls - for years, according to prior reporting from Fortune's Jessica Matthews. In late 2024, the Clark County fire department (CCFD) started conducting emergency rescue drills at the tunnels. During prep work ahead of the drills, though, firefighters appear to have not learned about the potential to be burned by the chemical, which mixes with groundwater and dirt and forms pools of muck."
Firefighters performing a safety drill at a Boring Company construction site in Las Vegas received chemical burns from materials used in the tunnel excavation process. Clark County firefighters were not previously warned about the hazard and were permanently scarred. Tunnel workers have also suffered similar chemical burns. The chemical acts as an accelerant to harden concrete and mixes with groundwater and dirt to form pools of corrosive muck. During late 2024 rescue drills, firefighters' boots filled with the muck, causing leg irritations and hospital treatment. Nevada OSHA opened an investigation. The company previously halted work after a crushing injury.
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