Crime & Safety
Haz-mat Team Called to Lehigh Valley Hospital
A woman who may have been exposed to a hazardous material walked into LVH's emergency room Thursday, triggering a response from a haz-mat team, police and firefighters.
A hazardous materials team, and rushed to Thursday afternoon for reports of a potentially hazardous material inside the trunk of a woman's car, according to Salisbury Township Police Chief Allen Stiles.
Stiles said a woman walked into the emergency room complaining of symptoms possibly related to exposure to a hazardous substance. The woman said she had brought the potentially hazardous material to the hospital in the trunk of her car.
A doctor confirmed the woman's symptoms may be related to a hazardous substance and notified Lehigh County of the possible exposure, Stiles said.
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The substance has not been identified. "We are waiting for analysis of the unknown substances," said Stiles, who expected to get confirmation Friday.
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"No one else was injured or exposed," he said.
Stiles said he was unable to provide more information because it is an ongoing investigation.