A chemical spill Tuesday at a suburban Chicago medical dispensary sent at least 15 people to hospitals, including employees & patrons, authorities says. Berwyn, Ill., firefighters were called to the JenCare Senior Medical Center after phenol, a chemical substance used in certain medical treatments & to kill pathogenic bacteria, spilled in an exam room. WBBM-TV reported which further than 20 people were hospitalized, When the Chicago Tribune placed the figure at around 15. The dispensary will not reopen until a hazmat remediation Inc. could clean it up & the city's building department deems it secure . "This afternoon at a JenCare Senior Medical Center in Berwyn a small bottle containing a substance used in podiatric care known to have some toxicity broke," Mancuso says.
Chemical spill at Berwyn medical dispensary sends 15 people to the infirmary, officials saw
Fifteen people were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after a spilled substance at a Berwyn medical dispensary sickened employees & patrons, fire officials says. only before three p.m., Berwyn firefighters were called to JenCare Senior Medical Center in the 6300 block of Cermak Road after phenol — a chemical substance used in certain medical treatments — spilled in an exam room, says Fire Chief Denis O'Halloran. At the time of the spill, there were 35 people in the building, O'Halloran says, & some began experiencing Hard breathing, coughing & nausea. After premier responders arrived, 15 were taken to ambit hospitals, he says, adding he was unsure of their condition. The ambit was blocked off to traffic for about 90 minutes When emergency crews replied, O'Halloran says.collected by :Lucy William
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