Fifty two people taken to hospital following hazmat incident due to 'chemical odour'
General News,Disaster,Hospitalizations
Over 50 people have been hospitalised following a hazmat incident in Pennsylvania. Fire crews and police are in attendance Sharp Corporation - a pharmaceutical company - at 7451 Keebler Way in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County. 52 people have been hospitalised after eyewitnesses said there was a chemical smell in the building and some employees were reporting nausea, vomiting and headaches. Lt Pete Nickischer from the township police said crews are monitoring the interior of the building. Nickischer told WFMZ the cause had not yet been determined. St. Lukeβs says...
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