Some Taken to Hospital After Accidental Chemical Combination at Brown Printing

Around 6:50 a.m. Thursday a call for assistance came into Waseca County Dispatch after two chemicals at Brown Printing accidentally combined.

The building was evacuated for precautionary measures and all employees are safe and accounted for, according to Human Resources Director Jamie Tech. Waseca County Dispatch said those taken to the hospital were treated for precautionary measures.

The type of chemicals that were combined is not known at this time. The combining of the chemicals is part manual and part automatic and its still being determined what part of the process may have been compromised. No chemicals were spilled.