COLD SPRING, Minn. (KFGO) – A chemical spill at a Cold Spring, Minnesota business sent more than two dozen people to a hospital. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says the Cold Spring-Richmond Police Department and Cold Spring Fire and Rescue responded to Pilgrim’s Chicken Plant at around 8:15 a.m. Friday.
A barrel of industrial acid had been spilled inside the plant. The spill was contained and the building was evacuated.
The sheriff’s office says numerous employees were assessed at the scene and 26 people were taken to St. Cloud hospital by ambulance for further evaluation and treatment. Cold spring is southwest of St. Cloud.
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