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Eight hospitalised after chemical leak

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Meenal Datar

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During maintenance work on the Moerdijk industrial estate in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands, eight people were hospitalised after contact with a poisonous chemical. One is reported to have serve injuries.

The incident was first reported on Wednesday 23 November at 8.51am. Emergency services were called to the scene immediately.

The safety board has said it has not yet established whether the chemical should have been in the tank or how the leak occurred.

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