Dozens of workers released from hospital after carbon monoxide exposure in Delta
Posted December 9, 2017 9:05 pm.
Last Updated December 10, 2017 10:54 am.
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DELTA (NEWS 1130) – A fire chief says poor ventilation in a greenhouse is too blame for sending more dozens of workers to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Delta fire battalion chief Neil Shuster says an emergency call came in on Saturday afternoon that at least 12 people at Windset Farms in Delta were suffering from inhalation of a suspected chemical agent.
He says once they arrived, fire crews determined carbon monoxide was the culprit. 43 people required treatment on site. 35 were sent to the hospital but have since been released.
The workers had been inside a greenhouse where a gas-powered pressure washer was running without adequate ventilation.
13 ambulances responded to Windset Farms, which is north of Deltaport Way. The company has been in business for more than two decades and grows produce such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.