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16/01/2015
Eight Admitted To Hospital After Chemical Leak
Eight people have received hospital treatment following a "localised chemical leak from a manufacturing vessel" at Bristol Myers Squibb in Co Dublin.
The biopharma company, which is based in Swords, said that an onsite emergency response team were able to deal with the incident.
Eight members of staff were admitted to hospital after presenting with "reactionary symptoms", but have since been discharged.
The Health and Safety Authority is investigating the leak.
(MH/JP)
The biopharma company, which is based in Swords, said that an onsite emergency response team were able to deal with the incident.
Eight members of staff were admitted to hospital after presenting with "reactionary symptoms", but have since been discharged.
The Health and Safety Authority is investigating the leak.
(MH/JP)
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