UPDATE | No chemical leak found at YSU's Ward Beecher Hall



Published August 27, 2019 at 6:54 a.m.
Updated August 27, 2019 at 12:29 p.m.

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Joe Gorman | Mahoning County hazmat crews have arrived at Youngstown State University 's Ward Beecher Hall where classes are canceled and the building will remain closed until noon.

YOUNGSTOWN

Hazmat crews say there was no chemical leak in Ward Beecher Hall on the campus of Youngstown State University.

Stephen Szekely, chief of the Mahoning County Hazmat team, said a "mechanical issue" with a compressor led to a smoky haze seen by firefighters answering an alarm call in a chemical room in the building early today. 

Hazmat crews entered the building to make sure no chemicals were leaking. The building is the main science building on campus and houses several chemicals.

The building was reopened at noon.