Patient contaminated with 'crude oil substance' prompts evacuation of Sask. hospital

The Weyburn General Hospital was evacuated Friday after a strong gas smell spread throughout the building. The source was identified as a patient whose clothing was contaminated with a crude oil substance, the Weyburn fire chief says.

Patient contaminated with 'crude oil substance' prompts evacuation of Sask. hospital
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The Weyburn General Hospital was evacuated Friday after a strong gas smell spread throughout the building. The source was identified as a patient whose clothing was contaminated with a crude oil substance, the Weyburn fire chief says.