Aug 05, 2022
YMCA in Reading evacuated with 20 people rushed to hospital after ‘mixture of chemicals’ led to hazmat response
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FIRE officials said 20 people were taken to the hospital following a hazmat situation at a YMCA.
First responders arrived at the scene in Reading, Pennsylvania around 3pm.
2A hazmat incident at a YMCA resulted in 20 people being taken to the hospital 2It is believed two staff members mixed two wrong chemicals togetherAccording to fire officials, 21 people in total were injured with 20 people being taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Everyone is expected to recover.
The Reading Fire Department announced that two YMCA staff members mixed two wrong chemicals in the first-floor pool area, leading to the emergency incident.
Among the 20 people taken to the hospital, two of them were staff members.
Over 80 people were evacuated from the YMCA, said officials.
An investigation into how the chemicals were mistakenly mixed is underway by the YMCA.
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Eight hospitalized after car crashes into Arlington pub
Eight people were hospitalized after a car barreled into a pub in Arlington, Virginia, on Friday, according to authorities.
The crash into Ireland's Four Courts took place at approximately 6:45 p.m., the Arlington County Fire Department said on social media, and resulted in a large inferno that has since been extinguished.
No fatalities have been reported, but officials said 14 people were injured. Eight were hospitalized, including four people in critical condition and four with non-life threatening conditions, while the others were treated on the scene but released with minor injuries, the department said.
TEN KILLED IN PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE FIRE
Update to patient count: 8 patients transported to area hospitals. 4 critical, 4 NLT, and 6 patients treated on scene and released.
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) August 13, 2022
The car's driver and one employee at the restaurant were among those injured, the restaurant's manager Dave Cahill told Arlington Now. At least one employee was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, but was not among the critically injured, the manager said. All four critically injured are believed to be customers who were attending the bar during a happy hour event.
NEW VIDEO: Fire erupts from Ireland’s Four Courts pub in Arlington moments after a vehicle crashed into the building. At least 4 people are critically hurt.
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“Please keep all the injured in your thoughts and prayers,” Ireland’s Four Courts tweeted. “Thanks to @ArlingtonVaPD and @ArlingtonVaFD for their quick response. We are devastated.”
[email protected] Please keep the all the injured in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks to [email protected] and [email protected] for their quick response. We are devastated.
— Irelands Four Courts (@irelands4courts) August 12, 2022
The bar, which has been around for 20 years, is normally more crowded on Friday nights, Mary Reilly, a server at the restaurant, told NBC Washington, adding that it was a "miracle" that the place was more empty at the time of the crash.
"I was just talking to some regulars that come in, and I heard a bang. We all heard a bang, an explosion, so I just turned around, and I saw all the debris coming towards the back of the pub. So it was just pure panic," Reilly said. "It was just pure panic. 'Everybody out the back, everybody out the back.' That's what it was. Just panic."
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The fire has since been extinguished, Arlington's fire department said, but significant damage was done to the front of the restaurant. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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