VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A building had to be evacuated in Vancouver over a chemical incident that is also causing some traffic closures in the Downtown area.
Firefighters were initially called out to a reported hazmat incident at Hornby and Nelson, but ran into a huge amount of smoke when they got there. It appears construction crews working in the basement of the old B.C. Hydro building may have used too much industrial cleaner trying to raise up a floor, creating a nasty, toxic smoke.
People are asked to stay away from the area, because the chemical is an irritant. Fire crews say they hope to have the incident cleaned up in a couple of hours.
Meanwhile, Burrard is closed between Nelson and Comox; Hornby is closed between Nelson and Smythe. Stay with News1130 for traffic updates every ten minutes on the ones.
發表於 2010-9-17 20:22
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