Several people were treated for chemical burns after being exposed to an unknown chemical at a Hopkinsville facility Wednesday night.
Hopkinsville Fire Department Capt. Steve Futrell says multiple response vehicles were called to the Douglas Autotech building on Commerce street at approximately 6:51 P.M.
At the scene, four people were treated for decontamination of an acid-based cleaning agent. Three patients were transported via ambulance to Jennie Stuart Medical Center but another suffered severe burns and was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.
The company’s staff provided emergency medical staff the material’s safety data sheets to aid in treatment.
The spill was small enough that no further action was required from the fire department.
HFD did not publicly identify the chemical.
