Students at Walt Disney Elementary evacuated due to HAZMAT incident
Posted: Oct 13, 2017 4:29 PM EST
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Students at Walt Disney Elementary School were evacuated Friday afternoon because of a HAZMAT situation.
South Bend Fire Battalion Chief Bob Means says they were called to the school around 1 p.m. to investigate an odor.
In the boiler room they located a corrosive material, which they contained.
Crews exposed to the material suffered some skin irritation.
Firefighters began packing up and clearing the scene around 4:30 p.m.
No students were injured.
