Chemical fumes spur evacuation at Republic Steel

Friday, 16 May 2014 01:42:25 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego
       

According to local authorities, HAZMAT teams and the Lorain Fire Department were dispatched to Lorain, Ohio-based Republic Steel Thursday after chemical fumes led to a plant evacuation.

In a statement, the company identified the location of the affected area as one that was being prepared for expansion. Employees and contractors were evacuated at the first notice of chemical fumes--one person exposed to the fumes was treated at the scene.

Republic Steel indicated that the incident caused no damage to the plant and it did not interrupt operations.


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