A spilled container of nitric acid forced the evacuation of a University of Arizona laboratory building on Monday.
No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred in UA's Shantz building.
The spill occurred when a glass container filled with between 500 and 1000 ml of nitric acid dropped and broke. According to the Tucson Fire Department, someone tried to neutralize the spill with sodium bicarbonate, causing an exothermic reaction that melted the copper piping on compressed air containers in the lab.
An adjacent street was closed while the fire department and a hazardous materials control team responded to the incident.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Hazmat response to nitric acid spill
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