Crime & Safety
Pasadena Business Evacuated, Hazmat Team Investigates Odor
Chemicals used to make batteries at a business on Hill Avenue caused an odor that forced the evacuation of the building, a fire official said.
A business on Hill Avenue was evacuated Wednesday afternoon because of an odor caused by battery-making chemicals, Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said.
The building housing a company called LIOX on Hill Avenue between Walnut Avenue and Union Street was evacuated for about an hour and a half as hazmat teams responded to the scene, Derderian said.
"It produced more of an odor than an actual spill," Derderian said.
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The building was later determined to be safe and employees were allowed to return. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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