TIMES RECORD • August 20, 2024
A fire suppression system malfunctioned inside a large airport hangar at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station early Monday morning, resulting in the accidental discharge of 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam concentrate that contains dangerous “forever chemicals.” The spill has alarmed neighbors and Brunswick residents who serve on the advisory board that oversees the environmental cleanup at the former military base, which closed and is being redeveloped as a result of a federal base realignment action in 2005. “The worst fears that we have had have happened,” said Suzanne Johnson, a Brunswick attorney who is co-chair of the Restoration Advisory Board