Paramedics called to chemical spill
Published:
8:39 AM January 29, 2008
Updated:
3:43 AM February 18, 2021
PARAMEDICS were called to treat port workers at the scene of a chemical spillage at Harwich International Port.
PARAMEDICS were called to treat port workers at the scene of a chemical spillage at Harwich International Port.
Police said the incident happened shortly before 9.30pm last night on Parkeston Quay and fire and ambulance crews were in attendance.
A spokesman for Essex Police said the chemical appeared to be carbon dioxide, known as dry ice.
He said a number of people, believed to be workers, were being treated by paramedics at the scene but their condition was not thought to be serious.
