Dozens of people are en-route to three Hunter hospitals, following a chemical spill at a chicken plant in Beresfield.
The Steggles site, on Hawthorn Street, was evacuated just after 9am this morning after people reported breathing difficulties and nausea.
26 people were treated on scene, and all are now on their way to the Calvary Mater, Maitland and John Hunter Hospitals.
The origin and make up of the chemical is not known, but the leak is now understood to be isolated.
We’ll have more details as they come to hand.
Ambulance leaving the Baiada factory at Beresfield following chemical spill @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/mCZwcAOPKy
— Tyson Cottrill (@TysonCottrill) March 7, 2016
@FRNSW crews also leaving Baida factory @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/T3unMGJpeb
— Tyson Cottrill (@TysonCottrill) March 7, 2016
My brother works night shift in one of the cleaning rooms to clean up the blood and ect he has to use the chemicals I haven’t seen him would he be among one of the employees who was rushed of to hospital or was it the day shift employees who was a victim of the chemical spilll