Hazmat response – 400 block of 20th Street East

At 12:13 p.m., the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) received a report of a hazmat incident involving the accidental mixing of chlorine and muriatic acid. The SFD’s hazmat team was dispatched to the scene on the 400 block of 20th Street East. 

On arrival, the hazmat crew found the contaminated areas were evacuated. The release of chlorine gas was contained and the hazmat crew began to ventilate the area. SFD remains on scene to monitor the air quality. 

The ambulance service took two patients to hospital. Their condition is not known.