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Hazmat Called To Chemical Spill At Pitt Science Building

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A hazmat team was called to a University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry building for a chemical spill Saturday afternoon.

Hazmat responded to the report of a benzene chloride spill at the Chevron Science Center on Parkman Avenue around 1 p.m.

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(Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA)

The building was evacuated, and no injuries were reported.

Pittsburgh Public Safety reported that the scene was cleared and crews were leaving the scene around 2:50 p.m.

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