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| Eleven workers were taken to hospital after a chemical leak on an industrial estate in Flintshire. | Eleven workers were taken to hospital after a chemical leak on an industrial estate in Flintshire. |
| A total of 22 people were treated for breathing difficulties, eye infection and vomiting after the incident at Bretton late on Thursday night. | A total of 22 people were treated for breathing difficulties, eye infection and vomiting after the incident at Bretton late on Thursday night. |
| The Environment Agency said those affected were employees of a skip hire firm and it followed a spill as drums of a chemical were being moved. | The Environment Agency said those affected were employees of a skip hire firm and it followed a spill as drums of a chemical were being moved. |
| Local residents were initially told to keep doors and windows shut. | Local residents were initially told to keep doors and windows shut. |
| Twenty-eight firefighters and the Environment Agency worked through the night to decontaminate the site at Alan's Skip Hire on Broughton Industrial Estate. | Twenty-eight firefighters and the Environment Agency worked through the night to decontaminate the site at Alan's Skip Hire on Broughton Industrial Estate. |
| They were called in at 2217 BST on Thursday. | They were called in at 2217 BST on Thursday. |
| Staff working on the site noticed that one of the drums was leaking and immediately contacted the fire service Environment Agency Wales spokesman | Staff working on the site noticed that one of the drums was leaking and immediately contacted the fire service Environment Agency Wales spokesman |
| A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said they sent three ambulances, a duty officer, two patient care service vehicles and a special operational response team. | 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. | "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." | "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 substance was a 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. | "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 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. | 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. | North Wales Fire and Rescue Service had advised people living nearby to close windows and stay indoors but that guidance has now been lifted. |
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