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Seven workers evaluated after chemical exposure at Cleveland, Tenn., M&M Mars plant

Six were transported to hospitals; officials say incident was contained with no public risk

Operations paused in affected area as Mars Wrigley and first responders assessed the site

Seven employees were evaluated by emergency crews Friday morning after a chemical exposure at the M&M Mars manufacturing plant in Cleveland, Tenn., authorities said.

The incident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. inside the facility on Peerless Road, prompting a multi-agency response from Bradley County EMS and the Cleveland Fire Department (CFD).

According to a release from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office obtained by PEOPLE, one person was taken to Erlanger Medical Center and five others were transported to B

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