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Firefighters discharged from hospital
Three firefighters admitted to hospital for
observation after attending a chemical incident in
Christchurch this morning have been discharged.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Christchurch Area Commander Dave Stackhouse says the three were taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after being exposed to an airborne chemical irritant after a chemical spill at a factory in Bromley. They were assessed and discharged a few hours later.
Eight other people were also taken to hospital.
Fire crew were called to the premises at 9.32am. It was initially thought the substance was hydrogen peroxide, but was subsequently determined to be an organic peroxide.
A total of six appliances plus a command unit
attended the incident. The building was ventilated and
returned to the control of the property owners about
1pm.
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