MARCH 1, 2015
DAYTON, OHIO
A strange, caustic odor evacuated an apartment building
tonight, but it turned out not to be anything hazardous.
A hazmat team was called around 9:15 p.m. to the 3700 block
of Kings Highway to investigate the odor.
“It was pretty caustic,” said District Chief James Rose of
the Dayton Fire Department.
A couple dozen people were temporarily forced out of their
apartments, but were allowed back inside around 10:15 p.m.
Rose said there was some sort of chemical, similar to pepper
spray, that had been emitted in the building, but that he wasn’t able to
confirm the exact substance.
Separately, a resident in poor health slipped on the ice and
suffered a medical issue outside after crews were called to the apartment
building. She is the only person taken to a local hospital by the fire
department, Rose said.
FIRST REPORT
A hazardous materials team is on scene of an apartment
building.
The hazmat team was called to investigate an unknown odor in
the 3700 block of Kings Highway, according to the Montgomery County Regional
Dispatch Center.
The Dayton Fire Department initially responded shortly after
9 p.m.
No further information was immediately available.
Source: wohio.com