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Two hospital workers injured in chemical spill

Two hospital workers injured in chemical spill | iNFOnews.ca
The Kelowna Fire Department HAZMAT team is cleaning up a chemical spill at Kelowna General Hospital, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Global Okanagan/Dan Couch (with permission)

KELOWNA – A chemical spill at Kelowna General Hospital Monday morning has landed two hospital workers in the emergency room.

The fire department’s HAZMAT team is cleaning up a spill of chlorine and muriatic acid which when mixed together produces mustard gas, according to Global Okanagan.

The call came in about 9 a.m.

The workers are being treated for eye and lung irritations, fire officials say.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca or call 250-491-0331. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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