TOLEDO, Ohio — Hazmat crews from the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department have contained a potential hazardous materials situation at ProMedica Toledo Hospital Tuesday night.
TFRD was dispatched to a commercial fire alarm just before 7 p.m. at Toledo Hospital, according to PIO Pvt. Sterling Rahe. The engine crew determined a possible hazmat situation within a sealed room and out of caution, requested the hazmat crew team and the Toledo Fire Special Operations Bureau.
The director of public relations for ProMedica tells WTOL 11 that a mechanical issue with a heating and air conditioning unit caused a refrigerant leak into a maintenance room in an unoccupied part of the hospital.
The hazmat crew was called and contained the situation through ventilating the area. At approximately 9:50 p.m., meter readings returned clear. Toledo Hospital maintenance staff will continue any additional cleanup.
The hospital's emergency room and other facilities remained open.
No one was evacuated from the hospital or the surrounding neighborhoods and no injuries or illness have been reported at this time, according to TFRD.
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