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The incident occurred in Fairfield around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25 at the university.
Fairfield Fire Department units quickly responded and found the building had been evacuated and secured by the SHU Department of Public Safety.
As a precaution, due to the unknown chemicals spilled and possible reaction, the Fairfield County Hazardous Incident Response Team was called to the scene to make entry to determine what chemicals had spilled, and check for any chemical reaction, said the Fairfield Fire Department.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was notified and responded to the scene to assist as needed.
The scene was secured by members of the Fairfield HazMat team. The spill was contained to the office of origin. There were no exposures or injuries of students or staff reported, the department said.
The scene was turned over to University Facilities and a private clean-up contractor was contacted to clean the area.
American Medical Response provided a medical stand-by and the Fairfield Police assisted with securing the area.
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