Hazmat incident at Cardiff

Published: 10th March 2009

This morning firefighters from Cardiff, Charlestown, Hazmat specialists from Newcastle and the Duty Commander responded to a Hazmat incident in Pennant Street, Cardiff. Fire crews in protective suits evacuated staff and contained a spill of a hazardous material. An exclusion zone was established while several people were decontaminated and the spill absorbed and placed in hazmat bins. Once the area was rendered safe the evacuated staff were allowed to return.