A building on Rice University's campus was evacuated Wednesday afternoon because of an ammonia leak, according to a campus alert. <\/p>\n
The Rice University Police Department said that crews are repairing the leak that was on the fourth floor of Dell Butcher Hall that started this afternoon around 1 p.m. <\/p>\n
Officials said that no one was injured, said Rice spokesman B.J. Almond. <\/p>\n
He said that there was a valve on a tank of ammonia that did not close completely and a small amount went into the chemical exhaust. <\/p>\n
Houston Fire department Chief Ruy Lozano said the leak was from a 200-pound cylinder that was in an organic chemistry lab in the building. <\/p>\n
He said the firefighters could not determine a specific reason why it leaked. <\/p>\n
Two Hazmat units and close to 80 firefighters responded to the scene. The building will reopen after investigators do a wide sweep of the area, Lozano said. <\/p>\n
Several campus roads are closed. Campanile Road is closed between entrances 20 and 21 and Alumni Road has been closed between Lab Road and Entrance 20. <\/p>\n
-- Chronicle photographer Cody Duty contributed to this report <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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