Warners Bay chemical spill leaves two in hospital

Simon McCarthy
Updated January 27 2022 - 10:49pm, first published 4:54pm
Firefighters on the scene of a suspected chlorine spill at Warners Bay Thursday. Picture: NSW Fire and Rescue
Firefighters on the scene of a suspected chlorine spill at Warners Bay Thursday. Picture: NSW Fire and Rescue

Five people have been potentially exposed to dangerous chemicals, two of whom were hospitalised, after a spill at Warners Bay on Thursday morning.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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