TORONTO — Days after runoff from an industrial fire in west Toronto contaminated two nearby creeks, workers at the Toronto Wildlife Centre rub, scrub and massage soap into nearly 90 ducks one by one in sudsy tubs.
The charitable wildlife rescue says thousands of fish, a beaver, 10 ducks and a mink have died following a six-alarm fire at Brenntag Canada,a chemical distribution facility that blends lubricating oils last week.
Once stable, they are bathed in soap and water using a toothbrush and hose to get rid of thepotentiallytoxic substances on their feathers. Once the ducks are healthy and waterproof again, Karvonen says the goal is to release them back into their habitat once the area has been cleaned.
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