A woman was hospitalized Thursday after mixing drain-cleaning chemicals at a hair salon in Whitman, Massachusetts, prompting a hazardous materials response.
The woman, who works at Eugene Hair Salon on Temple Street, said she poured Drano and another brand of drain cleaner into the company's sinks around 2 p.m., according to fire officials. Fumes were sent into the air throughout the store, and the woman experienced coughing and a burning sensation in her throat.
After she left work, her symptoms worsened. The Whitman Fire Department learned of the case around 5:30 p.m., and the woman was taken to Brockton Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Crews responded to the salon for what fire officials called a Tier 1 hazmat incident, finding foam residue in four of the salon's sinks.