Business Evacuated After Chemical Drum Leak

A hazmat crew is on scene at a Warm Springs business after chemicals leaked from a ruptured drum this morning.

According to the Fremont Fire Department, the incident was reported at 6:40 a.m. at a business on Spinnaker Court. An employee reported an odor coming from a large trailer where chemicals were stored.

Arriving crews found a ruptured 15-gallon drum leaking a chemical.  The type of chemical was not immediately disclosed.

Between 10 and 20 employees were evacuated from the business as a precaution.

No injuries were reported.

“Fortunately it was an isolated incident that was contained to the trailer,” said Fremont Fire Department spokesman Dan Cardenas.

As of 11:40 a.m., a private company was cleaning up the materials with a Fremont Fire Department inspector on scene, according to Cardenas.

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