Chemicals leaked at POM Wonderful plant

At the plant of the American company POM Wonderful in California, an industrial cleaning product leaked. As a result of the incident, 11 people were taken to hospitals, and more than 150 employees of the enterprise were evacuated. This is reported by the TV channel ABC 30.

According to the company, the chemicals spilled from a pipeline located near the production building. The resulting pairs spread through the air and penetrated into neighboring rooms.

According to the captain of the local fire service Casey Hutchings, a total of medical care was required to provide 58 victims. Eleven of them were hospitalized. Information about their condition and the results of treatment has not yet been received.

The representative of the fire service said that among the victims there are no local residents. The impact on the environment was also not identified.

The damaged pipeline was repaired, after which the company resumed work.