BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Crews worked the scene of a chemical spill in downtown Birmingham.
On Thursday morning, the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service’s Hazmat crews were on the scene of a hydrochloric acid spill that happened on the 8th level of UAB’s Bevill Biomedical Research Building in the 800 block of 19th Street South. One person reportedly suffered minor burns to the foot and has been treated. No other injuries were reported.
The spill was subsequently contained and nuetralized.