Kaukauna Fire Department responded to a chemical spill Monday morning at Expera Specialty Solutions, 600 Thilmany Road.
The chemical was sodium hypochlorite, which when diluted with water becomes bleach. One man was treated for an inhalation injury from the spill and transported to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton.
Kaukauna fire was able to stop the leaking fluid and determined the leak was about 20-30 gallons. Kaukauna Fire and Expera personnel determined the material could be treated through the company’s water treatment plant. The area of the spill was cleaned and the air extracted from the ventilation system of the mill.
Appleton Hazmat went in with air monitors after the spill was cleaned and determined the building was safe.
