&gt; Yeha, I&#x27;m a bit dumbfounded about the calling of the fire dept, the reaction and so on. I would have just figured out where it was coming from and cleaned it up myself with some gloves and a dustpan.<p>This is probably why you don&#x27;t clean up mercury for a living. You don&#x27;t know the complications until you&#x27;re taught them.