UW engineering building evacuated for ammonia leak

An ammonia gas leak forced police to evacuate the engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday morning.

UW-Madison's Police Dispatch received a 911 call at 11:20 a.m. about an ammonia gas leak contained in a room on the ninth floor of the Engineering Research Building, according to a news release issued by the police department Tuesday.

Officers evacuated the building and assisted the Madison Fire Department with safety and control.
Members of the fire department's hazardous incident team cleared the room of any remaining gas and reopened the building at 12:20 p.m.

UW-Madison safety officials were also on the scene to help. According to the release, no one was injured in the incident.

Source: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/uw-engineering-building-evacuated-for-ammonia-leak-lo5m0ot-157294675.html