Fumes Sicken Workers At Clyde Road Business

Two employees of Access Bio, Clyde Road, were taken to an area hospital for evaluation after they and others were sickened by the fumes from an epoxy coating, police said.

Police were called to the business shortly after 2:30 a.m. May 7 on a report of workers falling ill, according to a release from police Sgt. Phil Rizzo. When they arrived, the officers “detected a strong odor of chemical in the air,” and were told that several employees said they ere feeling ill while applying an epoxy coating to a concrete floor.