MEDINA COUNTY — A shelter-in-place order has been lifted after a chemical leak in Northern Ohio Monday morning.
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The leak happened after a hydrochloric acid pipe broke at Bleachtech LLC in Medina County, according to CBS affiliate WOIO in Cleveland.
The Medina Sheriff’s office issued a half-mile shelter-in-place as a precaution.
The order was lifted around 4:30 p.m., WOIO said.
Two employees suffered minor injuries and transported themselves to the hospital, the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office said, “There is no longer a hazard to the area business.”