Chemical Leak at Strip Mall Forces Evacuation of 20
One block of a commercial strip mall was cordoned off and about 20 people were evacuated Sunday after reports of a chemical leak in a graphics store brought firefighters and a hazardous materials unit to the scene, police said.
The spill, which occurred at 1202 W. Collins Ave. at 10 a.m., apparently resulted from a leak in a tank containing ammonia in the A & E Repro Graphics building, according to police.
Firefighters cordoned off Collins Avenue between Main and Batavia streets for about 1 1/2 hours and, as a precaution, evacuated people who were on the block, firefighters said. No one was injured and there was no damage to buildings in the area.
The cause of the leak, which was contained in the graphics building, wasn’t immediately known and there were no toxic clouds, firefighters said.
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