FIVE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER WAL-MART INCIDENT.Byline: - Daily News A Wal-Mart store in the Porter Ranch area of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. was evacuated Sunday after a customer in the paint department and his wife complained of nausea, dizziness and a metallic taste in their mouths. After arriving at the store, two paramedics and one of the firefighters who examined the man experienced similar symptoms, said Jim Wells Jim Wells MLA (born 27 April 1957) is a politician from the Democratic Unionist Party and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). Wells is one of six Assembly members for South Down. , a spokesman for the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Fire Department. The five people were taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills for examination, Wells said. A special Fire Department team with instruments used to detect hazardous materials entered the store, but found nothing, Wells said. The store in the 19800 block of Rinaldi Street was evacuated at about 2:30 p.m. About 1 1/2 hours later it was reopened for normal business, Wells said. |
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