Workers in Hazmat suits and gas masks decontaminated a house in Gatineau, Que., Saturday morning after a family of seven became seriously ill following their exposure to toxic coral from their aquarium. One Toronto coral grower has told CBC News that zoanthids are "one of the most toxic things in the aquarium industry." The family, Laframboise said, is staying at a neighbour's house as he waits to hear from his insurance company. Toxic corals reported in TexasKeith Hamilton, co-owner of Marinescape, a saltwater aquarium retailer in west Ottawa, said he's going to stop selling zoanthid because of what happened to the Gatineau family. On Friday, a Texas woman was reportedly hospitalized for nearly two days after cleaning palythoa corals from her saltwater aquarium using a toothbrush.

Source: CBC News April 28, 2018 21:36 UTC