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Dropped vial of chemicals sparks hazmat scene on Pitt campus

PITTSBURGH — Two students dropped a vial containing a potentially dangerous chemical in a Pitt science building Thursday morning, prompting a response by a hazmat team.

The students dropped a 5-milliliter vial of a cyanide derivative compound around 10:15 a.m. Thursday on the 11th floor of the Chevron Science Building. The compound presents an inhalation hazard.

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The 11th and 10th floors of the building were briefly evacuated, but everyone returned to the building before 11 a.m., officials said.

A university spokesperson said the spill has been contained and cleaned up.

The two students were checked out by paramedics.

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