MCI with cardiac arrests due to a chemical spill in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

MCI with cardiac arrests due to a chemical spill in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

"...According to Metro 911, the spill was reported around 9:30 this morning at Catalyst Refiners Inc. just off 1st Avenue South and the Institute exit. It is being reported as a diluting nitric acid.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for a one-mile radius around the Catalyst Refiners Inc. building...

There have been reports of three unresponsive victims due to cardiac arrest and at least 5 total patients. Charleston Fire Department Hazmat Team has been requested. A bus has been requested to transport 30 additional victims...:"

https://www.wowktv.com/news/shelter-in-place-issued-following-chemical-spill-near-institute/

#ems #disasters #chemicalspill #WVwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Major, major incident now, WV Governor and Senator commenting on it, hazmat for medical teams who are triaging patients.

https://www.wowktv.com/news/shelter-in-place-issued-following-chemical-spill-near-institute/

#WVwx #hazmat #accident

[czarbucks@vmst.io]

@ai6yr

The reporters are standing outside reporting that they're *smelling* the chemicals in a major spill, and not running away or getting inside? Is this a joke to them? Does no one look into what the chemical can do?

Yikes.

[bluetea@ioc.exchange]

@ai6yr omg that's some nasty stuff. Thanks for writing out west Virginia by the way, I was seeing the initials in replies and trying to think where the hell that was.