Up to 23 people in St. Catharines, ON were sent to hospital after a "hazardous incident" at a THK Rhythm Automotive Canada Ltd. plant Tuesday morning..St. Catharines fire Chief Dave Upper said a contractor at the Louth Street plant hit a valve, which then leaked five litres of hydrochloric acid..While three workers at the scene were able to shut the valve off, they experienced skin and "respiratory exposures." Upper said the three workers were sent to hospital, along with nine more workers who suffered "minor exposure." .Breathing in hydrochloric acid can cause choking, chest tightness, dizziness, low blood pressure and weakness, while skin exposure can result in blisters, burns and vision loss..Not long after the leak occurred, Niagara Health advised people in the area to avoid the emergency department at the St. Catharines hospital site except for "life-threatening or critical emergency," as it was receiving patients due to the incident..Niagara Health says the emergency department services returned to normal operations early Tuesday afternoon..Niagara Health said it received a total of 23 patients starting at 10:40 a.m. .Lynn Guerriero, Niagara Health's president and chief executive officer, said the incident was an "excellent example of our health-care team coming together to handle a serious situation in a calm, efficient and professional manner.".Upper said Ontario Ministry of Labour officials are on site and Hazmat teams are working at cleaning it up, but they don't know when work might be completed..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Up to 23 people in St. Catharines, ON were sent to hospital after a "hazardous incident" at a THK Rhythm Automotive Canada Ltd. plant Tuesday morning..St. Catharines fire Chief Dave Upper said a contractor at the Louth Street plant hit a valve, which then leaked five litres of hydrochloric acid..While three workers at the scene were able to shut the valve off, they experienced skin and "respiratory exposures." Upper said the three workers were sent to hospital, along with nine more workers who suffered "minor exposure." .Breathing in hydrochloric acid can cause choking, chest tightness, dizziness, low blood pressure and weakness, while skin exposure can result in blisters, burns and vision loss..Not long after the leak occurred, Niagara Health advised people in the area to avoid the emergency department at the St. Catharines hospital site except for "life-threatening or critical emergency," as it was receiving patients due to the incident..Niagara Health says the emergency department services returned to normal operations early Tuesday afternoon..Niagara Health said it received a total of 23 patients starting at 10:40 a.m. .Lynn Guerriero, Niagara Health's president and chief executive officer, said the incident was an "excellent example of our health-care team coming together to handle a serious situation in a calm, efficient and professional manner.".Upper said Ontario Ministry of Labour officials are on site and Hazmat teams are working at cleaning it up, but they don't know when work might be completed..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
