STANFORD A three-alarm fire erupted at Stanford Medical School early Saturday and burned a laboratory containingbio-hazardous waste, prompting fire crews to activate hazmat and decontamination teams. <\/p>\n
Hazmat crews made entry into the hot zone at about 10 a.m. to evaluate any hazards inside the lab, said Catherine Capriles, deputy fire chief of thePalo Alto Fire Department. <\/p>\n
The incident was reported on the departments Twitter account at about 8 a.m. Though initial reports said the fire was inside Stanford Hospital on Pasteur Drive, crews later said it was in the medical school building, located in the same compound. <\/p>\n
Anofficial cause for the fire was not immediately determined, but Capriles said it may have been sparked by an experiment inside the third-floor lab. <\/p>\n
It appears at this point in time that there was some sort of experiment on a hot plate or heating mechanism, she said. That was on fire when our team came in. <\/p>\n
Capriles said the fume hoods in the laboratory helped contain the blaze. <\/p>\n
Crews temporarily closed the main entrance to the hospital and redirected people to other entrances, but there were no threats to patients, fire officials said. <\/p>\n
No damage estimate was immediately available. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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