One person injured in chemical spill at UW Animal Science building

  • Source: Madison
  • Published: 08/01/2017 06:26 PM

One person was hurt in a laboratory at the UW-Madison Animal Science building Monday afternoon after a bottle of chemicals broke on the floor. The incident happened at about 1:40 p.m. on the 10th floor of the building on campus at 1675 Observatory Drive, the Madison Fire Department said. The victim reported eye irritation after a bottle containing chloroform and methanol was dropped on the floor. A firefighter crew wearing protective gear went to the lab, finding a crystalline residue left behind by the evaporated chemicals.



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