A hazmat situation in Plum Borough sent three people to the hospital Saturday afternoon.
According to the Unity Volunteer Fire Department, workers inside the Affival Inc. facility were dealing with a combination of titanium and calcium powder, two hazardous chemicals, officials said. A machine with both of these chemicals inside caught on fire and exploded, according to fire officials.
The three workers who were transported to the hospital were treated for non-life threatening inhalation related injuries.
Officials told KDKA about a dozen people were inside of the facility at the time and evacuated.
Chief Glenn Kopec of the Unity VFD said: “They were able to call Allegheny County Dispatch, as we were coming in, we had the dispatchers looking up the chemicals for us and hazards to be aware of.”