Worker taken to hospital after ‘chemical incident’ at Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull plant

One person was taken to hospital and 28 others needed treatment after a suspected chemical incident at the Jaguar Land Rover plant in Solihull.

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) sent its hazardous area response team to the scene yesterday after several members of staff complained of feeling unwell following the application of floor sealant.

The workers were instructed to leave the site and remove their outer clothes in case of contamination.

WMAS said: “Our team alongside senior ambulance officers and ambulance crews responded to a suspected chemical incident at Jaguar Land Rover Solihull. Twenty-eight people were assessed and given advice at the site, with one person being transported to hospital with minor symptoms.”

Most of those who were assessed were said to have started feeling better once outside in the fresh air, WMAS said.