B&Q employees taken to hospital after chemical spill

Twenty four employees at a B&Q store in Essex were taken to hospital following a chemical spillage in the shop on Saturday (22 July).

Paramedics set up specialist decontamination units at the store at Brook Retail Park in Clacton and in the car park of Colchester General Hospital, where those effected showered down and changed their clothes before receiving treatment.

The incident happened after a bottle of kettle de-scaler containing formic acid was spilled. The spillage, which was... (401 more words)

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