Chemical Spill at Film Plant Sends 400 Employees Fleeing
At least five people were exposed to toxic fumes from a chemical spill Thursday that forced the evacuation of about 400 employees from a Hollywood industrial complex which houses film processing firms.
Five fire companies, a helicopter and a standby rescue ambulance were sent to 959 N. Seward St. at 9:52 a.m., according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Greg Acevedo.
The victims underwent decontamination at the scene, and none were reported to have suffered serious effects. Spilled bromine and nitric acid at CFI Consolidated Film Industries combined to form an unpleasant vapor cloud, he said.
Firefighters were venting the premises before allowing workers to return to their jobs.
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