Press Release: Chemical exposure contained at the Lewis County Jail.
PRESS RELEASE
Date/Time: 07-08-17 @ 1350 Hours
Contact: Chief Dusty Breen
Phone: (360) 740-1327
Release #: 1
Chemical exposure contained at the Lewis County Jail.
A chemical exposure at the Lewis County Jail has been contained to the Kitchen area. Shortly after 3:30 pm this afternoon, an inmate working in the kitchen area of the jail inadvertently mixed household cleaning chemicals, causing an instant chemical reaction. The kitchen area was evacuated, and approximately eight inmates and two kitchen staff members present have been removed from the area and evaluated by jail medical personnel. The Chehalis Fire Department responded and began to ventilate the area, as well as contain the mixed chemicals to a single container. Hazardous material response personnel are also en route to dispose of the chemical mixture.
The main jail population remains unaffected, and the inmate kitchen workers exposed continue to be monitored and evaluated. Due to this disruption we are asking the public to help us in limiting phone calls to the jail at this time while clean-up operations are underway.
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