Friday, August 21, 2015

13 people were sent to hospital after breathing some-type of chemical at the Rock 10 Cobb County, Georgia recycling center






AUGUST 20, 2015

COBB COUNTY, Ga. —


Firefighters are trying to figure out what sickened 13 workers at a Cobb County recycling center called Rock 10.

Officials told Channel 2's Ross Cavitt a truck driver who dropped off a load of materials complained he had trouble breathing.

As the materials he delivered spread throughout the facility, more employees began complained they had trouble breathing.

Thirteen of 16 employees who complained of breathing problems were transported to local hospitals.

Firefighters are at the facility trying to identify what affected the employees and where it is in the building.

"We always think the worst so you have to remove your clothes and have to wash them off," Lt. Dan Dupree, Cobb County Fire Department, said. "You don't want to spread contaminate to the emergency room."

Part of County Services Parkway was shut down for hours as crews investigated.