DEL REY, Calif. (KMPH) -
More than a dozen workers were treated after inhaling fumes at a juice and processing plant in Del Rey.
Fresno County firefighters were called out to the industrial accident at the Pom Wonderful plant on Del Rey and American just after 8:30 a.m. They found several people who reported breathing problems.
Fifteen people were treated and at least six of those were taken to the hospital.
Investigators say it appears muratic acid and chlorine were accidentally mixed together causing the fumes.
These chemicals are not meant to be combined.
Firefighters are trying to determine why it happened.
