A building on Rice University's campus was evacuated Wednesday afternoon because of an ammonia leak, according to a campus alert.
The Rice University Police Department said that crews are repairing the leak that was on the fourth floor of Dell Butcher Hall that started this afternoon around 1 p.m.
Officials said that no one was injured, said Rice spokesman B.J. Almond.
He said that there was a valve on a tank of ammonia that did not close completely and a small amount went into the chemical exhaust.
Houston Fire department Chief Ruy Lozano said the leak was from a 200-pound cylinder that was in an organic chemistry lab in the building.
He said the firefighters could not determine a specific reason why it leaked.
Two Hazmat units and close to 80 firefighters responded to the scene. The building will reopen after investigators do a wide sweep of the area, Lozano said.
Several campus roads are closed. Campanile Road is closed between entrances 20 and 21 and Alumni Road has been closed between Lab Road and Entrance 20.
-- Chronicle photographer Cody Duty contributed to this report
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