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topicnews · July 18, 2025

Poison gas lick violates four workers, 80 evacuated, in Burnaby, BC | Fraser Valley today

Poison gas lick violates four workers, 80 evacuated, in Burnaby, BC | Fraser Valley today

From Canadian press

July 18, 2025 | 12:29 p.m.

Burnaby – A release of toxic bromgas in the air in an industrial area of Burnaby, BC, sent four workers to the hospital and forced the evacuation of 80 others.

The Burnaby fire brigade says in a statement that on Thursday, you reacted to a report on an air spelling chemical in the 8,000 block of the Wiggin Street.

An explanation of the department states that they have used portable air monitoring systems to recognize the harmful gas and to find its origin.

It is said that four workers in a nearby company who had symptoms of exposure, including the nose, neck and lung irritation, were treated with oxygen on site and then taken to the hospital.