27-06-2018 21:43 via montrealgazette.com

Worker injured in argon gas leak at the CHUM

The Montreal fire department said one person was injured following an argon gas leak in a radiology room at the CHUM.
Ten people had to leave the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal just after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Argon is an inert gas — it doesn’t react with anything — but it is kept cold for storage reasons. One of the hospital workers came into contact with the gas and suffered chemical burns on an arm.
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