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Water treatment plant evacuated after chemical incident
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010
ANDOVER, MINN. — A chemical reaction at the water treatment plant in Andover, Minn., on Sept. 4 released hazardous fumes and forced workers to evacuate, WQOW.com reported.
The reaction was triggered when an employee accidentally poured fluorine into a chlorine tank, the article stated.
Emergency crews treated the worker at the scene of the accident and the building was ventilated, according to the article.
Officials said none of the chemicals were pumped into the city’s water supply and the accident poses no threat to the public, the story reported.
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