Cleveland Fire Department officials stood by at a local chemical company Tuesday afternoon after a chemical spill was contained and neutralized.

Approximately 275 gallons of chlorine spilled into a trailer and onto the ground at Specialty Chemical Co., located on King Edward Avenue.

CFD officials arrived on the scene with HazMat equipment and stood by while the bleach product was contained and neutralized, according to reports.

The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m.

Bradley County Emergency Management Agency officials also consulted with HazMat crews on the scene. Officials with the company contained and cleaned up the spilled chemical.

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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, http://dailycollegian.com/2011/03/23/br eaking-news-chemical-spill-in-goessman-closes-down-building/

The Goessman laboratory building has been shut down and evacuated after a chemistry department faculty member found a leaking ammonia tank at 10 a.m. this morning, said Daniel Fitzgibbons, associate director of news and media relations at the University of Massachusetts.

The leak was reported to the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, who notified the UMass fire and police departments. They in turn contacted a Hazardous Materials team. The building was closed between 10 and 10:30 a.m., said Fitzgibbons. Classes were canceled in the morning and afternoon classes have been rescheduled to other locations. A full list of the news classroom sites can be found on the UMass.edu home page.

Fitzgibbons said he was hopeful the building would be cleared =93by the end of the day.=94 The final decision will be up to the Hazardous Materials team charged with removing the tank. After the leak has been contained, the team will make =93final determinations on when the building can be reopened,=94 Fitzgibbons said.

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1,000 WORKERS EVACUATED AFTER AMMONIA LEAK AT KENTUCKY MEAT PLANT; LEAK STOPPED 2=BD HOURS LATER - THE WASHINGTON POST, http://www.washingtonpost.com/1000-workers-evacuated-from-ky- meat-plant-after-ammonia-leak-neighbors-told-to-stay-inside/2011/03/23/ABc fSeJB_story.html

LOUISVILLE, Ky. =97 An anhydrous ammonia leak at a meat-packing plant forced 1,000 employees to evacuate and nearby residents to stay indoors for hours on Wednesday.

A faint ammonia odor was detectable a few blocks away from the JBS Swift plant east of downtown Louisville for more than an hour after the leak.

One worker, a 40-year-old man whose name was not released, was sent to the hospital after complaining of burning eyes, nausea and vomiting, Louisville Fire Department Capt. Salvador Melendez said. There were no other reported injuries, authorities said.

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