A provincial hazmat team from the Office of the Fire Marshal has been sent to Brockville, Ont., to deal with a “hazardous materials incident” at the local 3M plant.
According to a tweet from the fire marshal, their emergency preparedness response unit and Ottawa firefighters have been deployed to assist Brockville firefighters with the incident.
Brockville fire said they have closed Waltham Road between Crocker Crescent and California Avenue due to an incident on California Avenue.
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Brockville police say they are aware of a situation, which they defined as a gas leak, but said they are not involved in the incident.
Ottawa Fire Services and the Brockville Fire Department have yet to respond to a request for more information.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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