A Baltimore fire official says workers were evacuated from a Curtis Bay chemical plant after a contractor received an acid burn to the face from a leaking tank.
It happened around 9:30 a.m. at the Maryland Chemical Company in the 3300 block of Childs Street.
Fire Department spokesman Chief Kevin Cartwright says a contractor repairing a valve on a 4,000 gallon tank containing sulfuric acid was sprayed in the face. He says the contractor was decontaminated and taken to a hospital.
A hazardous materials task force was able to stop the leak and the leaked acid was contained.
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