GRAHAM, N.C. — Hazmat crews are at the scene of a business fire in Graham Monday night, according to fire officials.
It happened at Indulor America located at 932 East Elm Street Graham around 5:58 p.m. An automatic fire alarm went off as employees left the building, prompting crews to head to the scene.
The incident started as an accidental release of a chemical inside the plant. This mixed with an oxidizer which created a flash fire. The fire was extinguished by staff before the fire department's arrival.
Fire officials released the following statement:
We are monitoring the situation and we have requested a regional Haz Mat response from Greensboro Fire Department to assist with air monitoring while clean-up occurs. Regional Haz Mat should be arriving around 10:15 pm.
Hazmat crews were on the scene until 1 a.m. Tuesday morning.
During the incident, four employees and three firefighters were evaluated as a precautionary measure before being released by EMS.
The spill was contained to the facility and there were no negative impacts on the environment or the neighbors living in the area.
Multiple first responder crews are on the scene, including Graham Fire, The Greensboro Fire Department, Alamance Emergency Management, and Alamance EMS.
This story is developing.
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