MANASSAS, Va. — Several employees were hospitalized after a chemical spill at a recycling facility in Manassas Friday morning, according to Prince William County Fire Department.
Fire units arrived at the scene just before 6:30 a.m. to the hazardous incident located in the 7900 block of Notes Drive, officials said. The incident happened at a solid waste collection business called Republic Services Recycling.
Officials said 15 employees were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Several employees told officials that they had trouble breathing.
At this time, crews do not know where the chemical came from. They believe the source of the spill was a household chemical in the recycling material used at the facility.
Officials said the area and businesses nearby have not been affected by the spill.
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