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September 25, 2006

Two hospitalized this morning after chemical spill

PROVIDENCE -- Two people are in the hospital this morning after a chemical spill inside a Providence company.

The fire department's hazardous materials team is on the site and a decontamination unit is on its way, James Taylor, the department's chief of communications, said at about 7 a.m.

Authorities were notified at 6:22 a.m. that hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid were released inside Herff Jones Co., a one-story brick building located at 226 Public St.

The condition of the two employees who were taken to Rhode Island Hospital are unknown. Taylor said the building was evacuated, though he wasn't sure how many people were inside at the time of the incident.

Herff Jones makes high school rings and other school-related products.

More to come on projo.com...

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 7:00 AM | Permalink

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