WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Chlorine mixed with an unknown cleaner Saturday, causing irritating fumes to spread in a West Bridgewater nursing home.
HAZMAT and EMS responded to Life Care Center after three workers reported irritation. They were taken to the hospital as a precaution. No residents were affected and evacuations were determined not to be necessary.
Chlorine mixed w/ initially unknown cleaner causes irritation to 3 #WestBridgewater nursing home workers. Hospital as precaution @fox25news pic.twitter.com/WHUVnmoBZ4
— Christine McCarthy (@ChristineMNews) March 25, 2017
Firefighters are still on scene. FOX25 is working to gather more information.
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