By Jaclyn Reiss, Globe Correspondent <\/p>\n
Boston firefighters and a hazmat team spent more than two hours testing the air at a Boston College chemistry building Sunday night after a strange odor was reported, but found no culprit, fire officials said. <\/p>\n
The incident is the third time in just over a year that Boston firefighters have responded to the colleges Merkert Chemistry Center. <\/p>\n
Students noticed a strange smell after entering a third-floor lab of the chemistry building, located at 2609 Beacon St. in Brighton, around 6:45 p.m. The students called Boston College Police, who notified the Boston Fire Department. <\/p>\n
Fire officials declared the incident a level-three hazmat response, which means the firefighter entry team were fully suited up when they entered the building, said fire department spokesman Steve MacDonald. <\/p>\n
However, after three different hazmat team entries, all tests came back negative for anything hazardous. No one was injured. <\/p>\n
These are students used to being in chemistry labs, so for them to smell a strange odor is of course cause for concern, MacDonald said. They did the right thing. <\/p>\n
Crews had cleared out by around 9:15 p.m., and the building was turned back over to to the college. <\/p>\n
BCs own safety team dealing with the lab on a daily basis will check it further, but everything on our end came back negative, MacDonald said. They have lab safety managers and a whole team of people who deal with things like this. <\/p>\n
City Public Heath will also check the building again Monday morning, he said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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