MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) The Morehead City Fire Department and the Cherry Point Hazmat team are responding to a chemical spill reported at Carteret Community College.<\/p>\n
The Carteret Community College Director of Security said custodians disposed of two boxes that were marked acid and flammable from a science class.<\/p>\n
Officials said they disposed of it in a metal recycling bin near the welding classroom thinking they were empty metal boxes.<\/p>\n
The welding instructor grabbed the boxes to reuse them for a project.<\/p>\n
Twoof the vials inside the boxes broke, and the chemicals spilled creating a vapor cloud.<\/p>\n
The instructor called campus security who then contacted Morehead City Fire Department, who then notified the Cherry Point Hazmat Team.<\/p>\n
The welding instructor was taken to urgent care to be checked out as a precaution.<\/p>\n
Campus security immediately evacuated the area as a precaution.<\/p>\n
Cherry Point Hazmat is currently securing hazardous materials into a safe container, then the college will be tasked with disposing of the materials properly. <\/p>\n
Stay with WNCT for more updates.<\/p>\n
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