Two taken to hospital after
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Two taken to hospital after exposure to hazardous substance

Two people have been taken to hospital after being exposed to a dangerous substance at the port of Gävle.

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"We suspect it may be a workplace accident," Emil Eriksson with the police told Aftonbladet.

The alarm came at 5:35 p.m. Ambulance, police and rescue services were sent to the scene.

Two men were taken to hospital by ambulance. The extent of their injuries is unknown.

The men had been exposed to a dangerous substance, Emil Berggren, alarm and management officer at the rescue service, told TT.

It is said to have happened in connection with a container. We have assisted in decontaminating the people, he said.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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