Poolbeg Incident: Waste treatment suspended after lime discharge

Waste treatment at the Poolbeg incinerator in Dublin has been suspended after an uncontrolled discharge occurred there on Wednesday night that saw 11 people hospitalised.

Poolbeg Incident: Waste treatment suspended after lime discharge
Fri, 09 Jun, 2017 - 01:00
Joyce Fegan and Catherine Shanahan

While nine were released, two were kept in hospital overnight.

The incident involved a discharge of lime which is used in the treatment of waste.

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