According to local authorities, HAZMAT teams and the Lorain Fire Department were dispatched to Lorain, Ohio-based Republic Steel Thursday after chemical fumes led to a plant evacuation.
In a statement, the company identified the location of the affected area as one that was being prepared for expansion. Employees and contractors were evacuated at the first notice of chemical fumes--one person exposed to the fumes was treated at the scene.
Republic Steel indicated that the incident caused no damage to the plant and it did not interrupt operations.