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7 sickened while cleaning tanker on southwest side

Posted at 1:24 PM, Aug 15, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-15 20:30:15-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- At least seven people were exposed to a chemical on Indianapolis' southwest side Tuesday afternoon. 

A representative from the Decatur Township Fire Department said some employees were cleaning out a tanker near a building in the 5300 block of Decatur Boulevard and started feeling sick. 

Seven were being evaluated, but nobody has been taken to the hospital. 

The incident happened on the Cloud Blue side of the building shared by Rolls Royce and Cloud Blue. 

Vice President of Public Affairs for Rolls Royce said none of the employees complained or were sickened by the odor and the facility was evacuated as a precautionary measure. 

He said the "Decatur Township Fire Department provided an air quality check, and we received an “all clear” signal from them and employees returned to the building."

The tanker contained reverse osmosis rejected water. 

About 150 workers were evacuated from the building.