Acid spill forces evacuation at Lone Star College: Police

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Acid spill forces evacuation at Lone Star College: Police
Acid spill forces evacuation at Lone Star College: Police

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Lone Star College issued an evacuation order late Wednesday morning at its University Park campus in northwest Harris County due to a reported acid spill.



The college system tweeted, "THIS IS NOT A DRILL Emergency at LSC-UNIVERSITY PARK."



Lone Star College urged students and staff to "calmly evacuate and move away from building 12/13 6th floor."



The college police chief later confirmed the acid spill.





The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office tweeted it was "responding to a Bromine spill" at the college.



SkyEye13 captured people standing outside one of the buildings, as well as a person being rolled out on a stretcher.



There were seven reported exposures to the chemical and only two people were sent to the hospital as a precaution, the police chief added.



The campus is located just off Tomball Parkway near Louetta.



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