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Hazmat crews along with Waltham Fire Department responded to the spill at a laboratory at Azenta Life Sciences in Waltham on the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 14, WCVB reports. The spill involved between a liter and gallon of an acid-based, flammable solvent, the outlet said citing officials.
Laboratory workers had already contained the spill and evacuated the building prior to hazmat and firefighters arriving, the District 2 Hazmat Team said on Facebook. Meanwhile, a cleaning company was en route to the facility and medical crews were evaluating workers.
Two workers were taken to a local hospital as a precaution, the D2 Hazmat said. Their exact conditions were not specified but WCVB said no serious injuries were reported.
Crews eventually determined that not hazmat was remaining and there were no further threats to the public or environment, DA Hazmat said.
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