A man has been taken to hospital after being injured in a chemical incident in Canterbury this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to a house in Rolleston.
A St John spokesman said just before 2pm that medical staff were at the scene, as were Fire and Emergency staff.
The spokesman said the exact cause of the man's injuries - which have not been revealed - are not yet known.
However, a St John spokesman later told Newstalk ZB that a 66-year-old male was transported to hospital after he got chlorine in his face and eyes, and also breathed some in.
