tween a van and a car in the city’s west-end Wednesday sent 24 people to hospital including a pregnant woman ana 20 members of emergency response teams police said The response team members were treated for exposure to a highly caustic chemical being carried in the van Police said that when the two vehicles - collided the chemical container broke open showering the two occupants of the van with its contents Captain Ron lluttman of the Etobicoke Fire Department who was at the accident said the chemical was so-clene a paint stripper which Irritates the eyes and skin "It hums ’’ lluttman said "I’ve got it all over me” After the spill was cleanod up seven police officers eight firemon and five ambulance attendants were taken to hospital for treatment Police said the van struck a podos-trian trapping him undernoatn and thon burst into flames after hitting a hydro polo Man charged with murder BRAMPTON Ont (CP) — A man said to be the lover of a slain US customs officer was charged with first-degree murder after he was spotted entering the state of Washington police said Wednesday The man was arrested Tuesday by sheriffs in Skagit County five hours after he sped away from US customs officers at the Blaine Wash border crossing south of Vancouver said Peel Regional Police Staff Insp Noel Cat-ney Steven Johnson 35 was stabbod to death in nis apartment in nearby Mississauga in late June after what police believe was a dispute between the two men who were lovers said Catney The suspect was found driving Johnson’s car with stolon Alberta plates when he was pullod over by police Catney said Charged with first-dogree murder is Doan Curtis 24 of no fixod address Curtis a native of Maine is wanted in his home state in the stabbing doath of student David Nixon 20 in early June Catnoy said He is also wanted in Nevada on larceny warrants and in California for incidents in March and April police said