Workers and residents in the area around the new Campbell River hospital began noticing clumps of foam wafting from the roof of the nearly-completed facility this afternoon.
The foam came from a fire suppression test at the hospital’s heliport, said North Island Hospital Project spokesperson Dan MacLennan.
“This foam is designed to smother aircraft fuel fires and is commonly used at airports, including CFB Comox and Vancouver International Airport,” MacLennan said in an e-mail to the Campbell River Mirror.
The building is due to be opened this fall.