Two people have been transported to the hospital after a hazmat spill at a retirement home, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
Fire officials say the incident happened at the Masonic Home and Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley early Wednesday morning.
(1) UPDATE: #Chemicalspill contained to laundry closet in maintenance wing. All residents at Grand Lodge ok. @ABC2NEWS
— Cassie Carlisle (@CassieABC2) October 18, 2017
(2) #UPDATE Chemical spill @ retirement home: Employee mixed cleaning agents in laundry closet, emitted fume, chemicals contained in bottle.
— Cassie Carlisle (@CassieABC2) October 18, 2017
They tweeted that the chemical spill happened in the laundry room when bleach and a second chemical mixed together.
#BCoFD hazmat o/s 300 Int’l Cr,, #HuntValley, chem spill in laundry room at retirement community. Bleach mixed w second chemical EA
— BACO Public Safety (@BACOPoliceFire) October 18, 2017
Officials say the injuries are not life-threatening, but other residents are keeping shelter until the threat is cleared.
Fire officials have not released any additional information about the spill.
