Industrial spill in Mimico Creek wreaks havoc on wildlife

So far our Rescue Team has brought in 82 birds covered in a harmful chemical substance that seeped into Mimico Creek as a result of a 6-alarm fire at an industrial building in Etobicoke on August 11th.
The aftermath of the contaminated spill, from areas between the 401 to Lake Ontario, is devastating. As a result of recent rain, the sludge-like substance breached the boom that was placed in the creek near Bloor St. W., and has now made it to the mouth of Lake Ontario (near Parklawn Rd. and Lakeshore Blvd. W.) where clean up crews have managed to contain further seepage.
The Rescue Team is on their sixth day of searching for and capturing oil-covered wildlife (mostly birds - they’ve already caught 5 more mallards), and our Rehabilitation and Veterinary Teams are working tirelessly to treat the affected patients and prepare for new ones coming in.
We are so touched by TWC volunteers and community members who called to report sightings, who stepped in to lend a hand, and to those who generously gave to support the rescue effort.
*Newscast footage from CityNews Toronto.

[@fellinisclowns1066]

I am so impressed with the dedication of all the people who worked so hard during this rescue. Thank you all so much for being there for the wildlife.

[@Vanessa_Simone_In_Toronto]

My heart breaks for all of them. Thank you for your efforts.

[@pjstasyna1]

Lol.. it's int he drinking water for us all now. Let's see how long they spin this before they admit the drinking water is toxic garbage like the air is these days

[@alchemicalascension6421]

Bless you!

[@erinobrien1989]

shouldn't the industries responsible for the spill pay for cleaning up their mess??? thank you for all you do, TWC!

[@georgegraham9041]

Thanks for all the hard work your staff did to rescue the birds and animals affected greatly by the toxic run off from the fire!! Terrible situation in the affected creek :(

[@tsnaudex]

amazing work!1

[@kaliopinikitas5821]

Wow, what a heroic effort and immense amount of work you all put in to save these ducks and the Cooper's hawk. So much harder being understaffed and want to thank you yet again for being such a fantastic team. Seeing all the dog crates made me realize I can donate my old crate to TWC next time I am there. Fantastic job and video.

[@Andre-vr1ul]

How many ducks have been obliterated by all those wind turbines?