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One worker dead and 10 hospitalized after breathing in toxic fumes from cleaning product in the kitchen of a Buffalo Wild Wings (5 Pics)
November 08, 2019 - News
One person has died and 10 others are being treated in hospital following a chemical incident at a Buffalo Wild Wings.
WHDH-TV reports officials responded to reports of a chemical reaction in the kitchen area of the restaurant in Burlington at around 5.30pm Thursday where they found a male employee suffering from nausea.
The employee was taken to Lahey Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Massachusetts police say one person has died and 10 others have been hospitalized following a chemical incident at a Buffalo Wild Wings
Officials responded to reports of a chemical reaction in the kitchen area of the restaurant in Burlington on Thursday where they found a male employee suffering from nausea. First responders are pictured at the scene
Interim Fire Chief Michael Patterson said one other victim was taken to hospital by ambulance and at least nine others took themselves to hospital.
All but two of the victims were restaurant employees. They were reportedly having trouble breathing and watering eyes.
Patterson said an employee opened a cleaning product called Super 8, which contains sodium hypochlorite - a high concentrate of chlorine - to clean the floors and immediately fell ill.
A Hazmat crew is pictured at the scene following the chemical accident inside the restaurant
An ambulance is pictured at the scene of the chemical incident in Massachusetts
'The gentleman who passed away was an employee of Buffalo Wild Wings who attempted to squeegee the product out of the building and he was overcome,' he added.
Police evacuated the restaurant and are urging anyone who was inside at the time and believes they may be impacted to seek immediate medical treatment.
A Buffalo Wild Wings spokesperson told DailyMail.com: 'We are shocked and saddened to learn of this tragic accident at our franchise-owned sports bar and are working closely with our franchisee and the authorities while they conduct an investigation.
'Because the investigation is ongoing, we are unable to share any additional comment at this time.'
Interim Fire Chief Michael Patterson is pictured at the scene of the tragedy
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