Crime & Safety
5 Hospitalized After Chemical Spill At Hutchinson Aerospace
Five workers were hospitalized after hazmat spill at Hutchinson Aerospace in Hopkinton.
HOPKINTON, MA — An chemical leak emergency at the Hutchinson Aerospace plant Friday night sent five people to the hospital, according to officials.
A drum containing trichloroethylene used as a parts cleaner started to leak, and some 30 gallons escaped, the State Fire Marshall reported. Most of the chemical was contained within equipment that malfunctioned.
Sounds like Hopkinton working a Tier 1 Hazmat. 82 South St for a Tricloral Ethylene Spill. State DFS Hazmat Team on scene. Mutual Aid on scene and Station coverage.
— Southern Mass Alerts (@metro_notify) November 23, 2019
Hutchinson was founded in 1853 as Barry Controls and is one of the world’s oldest rubber product manufacturers, according to the company website.
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#DEVELOPING: Firefighters in full #hazmat gear prepare to enter #Hopkinton building after chemical spill. Five transported to hospital with “minor throat irritation” according to Fire Marshal. @NBC10Boston pic.twitter.com/oFLcR6J33o
— Eli Rosenberg NBC10 Boston (@EliNBCBoston) November 23, 2019
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