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UPDATE: Hazmat team deals with acid spill in Saskatoon

The Saskatoon fire department responded to a garage fire on Avenue J North on Saturday night. File / Global News

SASKATOON – The Hazardous materials team dealt with a hydrochloric acid spill in Saskatoon on Monday.

Around 1:10 p.m., fire crews and the Hazmat team were called to an attached garage in the rear of 1721 8th Street East.

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The 20 litre pail of hydrochloric acid was being used for cleaning metal pots that contained a concrete residue

All occupants of the building were safely evacuated.

Around 4 p.m., the building was turned back over to the property owner who is having a private company remove the chemical that has been neutralized.

No injuries were reported.

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