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23 people sent to hospital after hydrochloric acid leak at St. Catharines, Ont., auto plant | CBC News Loaded23 people sent to hospital after hydrochloric acid leak at St. Catharines, Ont., auto plant

Up to 23 people were sent to hospital after a "hazardous incident" at a THK Rhythm Automotive Canada Ltd. plant in St. Catharines, Ont., on Tuesday morning. He said the acid vaporized and three workers at the scene were able to shut it off, but have skin and "respiratory exposures." Upper said the three workers were sent to hospital, along with nine more workers who suffered "minor exposure."Not long after the leak, Niagara Health was advising people in the area to avoid the emergency department at the St.

Upper said Ontario Ministry of Labour officials are on site and Hazmat teams are working at cleaning it up, but don't know when that work might be complete.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

Even worse is the St_Catharines Mayor and council left local residents in the dark regard toxins leaking into the neighborhood for two years.

MonteMcNaughton whatcha doing about this, eh?

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