Firefighters are on the scene at a Granby, Que. factory after several workers breathed in an unknown substance.
About 20 workers affected, says director of firefighting services
Some workers at a Granby, Que., waste management facility have been transported to hospital after breathing in an unknown substance.
About 20 workers were affected by the exposure at the Enviro Connexions’ building, said Simon Boutin, director of the firefighting services in the community southeast of Montreal.
He said the department received a call at 8:23 a.m. for someone who was having difficulty breathing.
Boutin said the substance was not carbon dioxide and that firefighters are still on the scene.
“We are in the process of researching to find the cause of the poisoning or the discomfort that was created by some substance that was in the ambient air of the building,” said Boutin.
The building has been evacuated and police have set up a perimeter. Enviro Connexions manages waste and recycling for residential and commercial customers.
He said officials with Quebec’s workplace safety board (CNESST) were on their way to the building.
Written by Rachel Watts with files from Émilie Warren and Radio-Canada