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Columbia Valley RDEK office closed after chemical incident
The Regional District of East Kootenay’s (RDEK) Columbia Valley office is temporarily closed today following an incident earlier this morning involving the release of some chemical fumes in the water treatment plant side of the building.
The emergency plan was immediately activated, and the building was cleared. The Windermere Fire Department and BC Ambulance were dispatched and one employee was transported to hospital for assessment.
The fire department has fully ventilated the building and they are currently working on the clean up with the RDEK’s Operators.
This was an isolated incident, impacting only a portion of the building. There were no impacts to the water system and there have been no interruptions in water service.
Although the ventilation is complete, the RDEK will keep the Columbia Valley office closed for the remainder of the day and will reopen for regular hours on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m.
The RDEK will continue to support its staff and will be working with WorkSafe BC to determine the cause.
Lead image: Members of the Windermere Fire Department responded to the RDEK Columbia Valley Office this morning following an incident involving the release of chemical fumes in the Water Treatment Plant side of the building. RDEK photo
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