Firefighters hurt in plant fire

Last Edited: Monday, 09 Feb 2009, 6:37 AM EST

Created On: Sunday, 08 Feb 2009, 10:37 PM EST

TOANO, Va – Four firefighters were hospitalized Sunday night for injuries they suffered while fighting the fire inside a plating factory in James City County.

The fire lead to a hazardous materials situation at the Greystone plant off Richmond Road in Toano.

It appears a heater inside the plant caught some plastic on fire. When the sprinkler system when off, water from the sprinklers got into two 120-gallon vats of Chromic acid. The acid then overflowed onto the floor causing toxic fumes.

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