The state EPA is working to minimize the effects of any possibly harmful chemicals that were released into the environment.
Oakwood Fire Department Captain Brian DiRocco said the people who were hospitalized are recovering.
“I did hear there are still a couple at Metro but I don’t know their condition or where they’re at in their treatment, but most of the people have since been released from the hospital,” DiRocco said. “Additional earthen berms were placed at strategic points around the facility to eliminate runoff from the inside of the building and direct runoff to a low area being used for water retention during the cleanup process,” a spokesperson for the Ohio EPA said. “A vacuum truck is active at the site to recover the runoff and place it into mobile storage tanks for proper disposal at a later date.
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