Weymouth Level 2 Haz-Mat 5-3-11

At 5:53pm on Tuesday May 3rd, Weymouth Fire received a report of a burning smell at the AmeriSci labs, 8 School St. Employees told fire officials that they smelled a "smokey/burning smell" and noticed a vapor cloud. They immediately evacuated the building. Weymouth Fire Deputy Chief Richard Chase contacted the Department of Fire Services and requested a Level 2 Haz-Mat response. It was determined that an unknown acid was leaking from a glass jar into a cardboard box, and then onto the floor. According to @AlertNewEngland and @alexjonesphoto on Twitter, fire crews had to respond again later that night after the chemicals had a reaction causing a fire in the basement/first floor of the building, initiating a 2-alarm response.