LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- Three firefighters and one other person were taken to the hospital after being exposed to a chemical cloud created by a mix of cleaning solutions at a Lakewood building. A custodian at the Lakewood Professional Center was mixing cleaning solutions which somehow created a chemical cloud that set off the building’s smoke detectors. When the Lakewood Fire Department responded to the building in the 7500 block of Lakewood Drive, three firefighters and a woman cleaning the building began to feel eye irritation and nausea.
LAKEWOOD, Wash. --
Three firefighters and one other person were taken to the hospital after being exposed to a chemical cloud created by a mix of cleaning solutions at a Lakewood building.
A custodian at the Lakewood Professional Center was mixing cleaning solutions which somehow created a chemical cloud that set off the building’s smoke detectors.
When the Lakewood Fire Department responded to the building in the 7500 block of Lakewood Drive, three firefighters and a woman cleaning the building began to feel eye irritation and nausea.
The crew left the building and the four people were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. All were OK and were later discharged.
A Department of Ecology spill response team worked for four hours at the building and is gathering the chemicals for disposal.
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