BEAUMONT (CNS) – An unknown substance seeping from a tractor-trailer
parked in a loading dock at an Amazon warehouse in Beaumont yesterday sickened at
least five workers and prompted a hazardous materials response.
The hazmat emergency was reported about 4:40 p.m. at the warehouse at
36900 Fourth Street, on the extreme west end of the city, according to the
Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said that multiple engine crews were sent to the location
and found the semi at a loading bay cordoned off due to fumes.
“They’re still trying to figure out what the source may be,” fire
department spokeswoman April Newman told City News Service.
She confirmed that five people required medical treatment at the
scene, but it was not immediately clear whether any of the victims were
hospitalized, and the exact nature of their exposure sickness could not be
verified.
There was also no word on whether any part of the warehouse had to be
evacuated.
As of 5:30 p.m., the investigation at the site was ongoing.
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