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ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Officials in Attleboro, Mass., say one person has been hospitalized after a cyanide leak at a business that makes gold and silver alloys.
Attleboro Fire Capt. Keith Jackson says the department was told of a "cyanide emergency" at the Stern-Leach Co. plant Monday morning.
The building was evacuated and one person was taken to a hospital in Providence, R.I., for treatment of cyanide burns.
Jackson says a dozen other people are being decontaminated at the scene by hazardous materials crews and then will be taken to hospitals for observation.
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