Oneida, N.Y. — Chlorine gas built up Friday morning in the wastewater treatment facility in Oneida, Madison County, at levels five times over what is considered safe, firefighters said.
The Syracuse Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Response Team was called around 7:32 a.m. after equipment at the plant detected the leak in a room holding chlorine tanks, firefighters said in a news release.
Chlorine exposure at high concentrations can cause coughing, respiratory failure and blurred vision, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.