Twenty workers hospitalized after inhaling toxic fumes at Southwest Cheese plant in New Mexico.
Twenty workers at the Southwest Cheese plant in Clovis, New Mexico, were hospitalized after inhaling toxic fumes from a chemical reaction caused by a mechanical failure mixing acid and chlorine. Two workers are in critical condition. Emergency responders secured the area, and production resumed later that day. The company is investigating the mechanical failure to prevent future incidents.
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