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Twenty-two people have been treated for breathing difficulties, eye infection and vomiting after a chemical leak was reported on an industrial estate. Eleven workers were taken to hospital after a chemical leak on an industrial estate in Flintshire.
Twenty-eight firefighters and the Environment Agency worked through the night to decontaminate the site at Bretton, Flintshire. A total of 22 people were treated for breathing difficulties, eye infection and vomiting after the incident at Bretton late on Thursday night.
They were called to the scene at Alan's Skip Hire on Broughton Industrial Estate at 2217 BST on Thursday. The Environment Agency said those affected were employees for a skip hire firm and it followed a spill while drums of a chemical were being moved.
They left at 0340 BST on Friday and an investigation is underway. Local residents were initially told to keep doors and windows shut.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has advised people living nearby to close windows and stay indoors. Twenty-eight firefighters and the Environment Agency worked through the night to decontaminate the site at Alan's Skip Hire on Broughton Industrial Estate.
The environmental protection unit and four ambulances also attended the incident, working to decontaminate the area. They were called in at 2217 BST on Thursday.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said they sent three ambulances, a duty officer, two patient care service vehicles and a special operational response team.
"Twenty-two patients were decontaminated at the scene of the incident following concerns over possible chemical inhalation.
"Ambulance crews transported seven patients to the Countess of Chester and four to the Wrexham Maelor for further hospital treatment."
Environment Agency Wales said the chemical was yet unidentified chemical and the incident happened while the drums were being moved on the site.
"Staff working on the site noticed that one of the drums was leaking and immediately contacted the fire service," said a spokesman.
The leaking drum was put in a secure container and has been taken away for analysis.
The spokesman said the area had been decontaminated and has had a "minimal environmental impact" on the area.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service had advised people living nearby to close windows and stay indoors but that guidance has now been lifted.