
Two hospital workers injured in chemical spill
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.
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