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08/11/2013
Patients And Staff Evacuated Following Acid Spill
Patients and staff have been evacuated from a hospital in North Yorkshire following an acid spill.
Firefighters attended the scene in the endoscopy unit at approximately 8.40am on Friday morning.
The spill involved a drum which contained peracetic acid.
According to the fire service the scene has now been made safe.
No-one was injured in the incident.
(CD/JP)
Firefighters attended the scene in the endoscopy unit at approximately 8.40am on Friday morning.
The spill involved a drum which contained peracetic acid.
According to the fire service the scene has now been made safe.
No-one was injured in the incident.
(CD/JP)
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