Somerset workers hurt in chemical spill at dairy
Two people were injured in a chemical spill at a dairy in Somerset on Thursday night.
Devon and Somerset fire crews were called to the Robert Wiseman plant in North Petherton after reports that a pipe was leaking acid.
Paramedics treated one person for leg injuries and another for facial injuries at the scene.
A spokesman for the dairy said an internal investigation into the incident was under way.
Communications director Graeme Jack said the workers had come into "unintentional contact with a fluid used to clean pipes".
"Both members of staff were attended by on-site first aiders and paramedics and admitted to hospital on a precautionary basis," he said.
"They have now been discharged from hospital and are expected to make a full and quick recovery."