Hazmat Situation At Harvard Lab Closes Roads: Cambridge Fire

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Cambridge Fire officials said they're investigating a potential gas leak in a cabinet at a Harvard Chemistry lab and it's prompted police to close down Oxford Street and nearby roads.

If you're in or around Harvard Square, and you noticed a few Cambridge fire vehicles, that's what's going on. You may want to avoid driving in that area.

Fire officials are calling it at Level 1 hazmat response, which merits an engine truck, a ladder truck a rescue and a hazmat truck as well as a squad car response.

Edward Mallinckrodt Chemical Laboratory is one of four research buildings in the Cabot Sciences Complex. The Mallinckrodt lab features lecture halls and cutting-edge technology, such as scanning probe microposy, according to Harvard Chemistry Department's website.

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