Worker hospitalized in chemical accident in Palo Alto

An employee of a Palo Alto company was hospitalized and more than a dozen co-workers were evaluated for chemical exposure after an “unexpected” chemical reaction, authorities said.

Two employees of Stangenes Industries were mixing epoxy at about 9 a.m., said Catherine Capriles, Palo Alto’s deputy fire chief.

Hazardous materials crews from the Palo Alto and neighboring Mountain View fire departments were dealing with the incident into the afternoon, waiting for a cleaning company to finish its work so they could go inside the building.