Hamilton Fire says hazmat teams were deployed Tuesday afternoon to the Marriott Hotel on Upper James Street near the Lincoln M Alexander Parkway after a hotel employee mixed some pool chemicals incorrectly.
Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe told Global News that they got the call just after 4:00 p.m.
“A person from the hotel inadvertently mixed a couple of chemicals together in a pail,” said Cunliffe, “It caused a bit of a reaction and created some off-gas.”
Cunliffe went on to say that the entire hotel was evacuated as a precaution and that crews began procedures to expedite ventilation of the area in question.
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Two hotel employees were checked out by paramedics on scene, according to Cunliffe, and there were no serious injuries.
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