Hazmat Incident At Peninsula Business Prompts Evacuation

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A freight forwarding company in South San Francisco has been evacuated as a precaution after police conducting an investigation at that location found unidentified chemicals late Thursday morning. Officers were at 325 Corey Way, where a business named Craters & Freighters San Francisco is listed, around 11:30 a.m. when they found materials and chemicals described as "suspicious" in the building.

"Police and fire department personnel were unable to immediately identify the substances and as a result approximately 10 employees were evacuated for precautionary reasons," South San Francisco police said in a news release.

"Several of the surrounding businesses were notified of the on-going investigation and several of the businesses chose to self-evacuate as well," police added.

Emergency crews remain on scene this afternoon and they're asking the public to stay away until the situation stabilizes.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call South San Francisco police at (650) 877-8900.

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone