Traffic to Royal University Hospital was restricted Thursday after a hazmat team was called to a reported chemical spill.
Saskatoon fire crews, including a hazardous materials team, were called to a laboratory on the third floor of the hospital at 2:45 p.m.
“We got the call of an odd smell on the third floor of RUH in the lab. We sent out a hazmat team to investigate. We did testing for numerous chemicals and have found nothing at this time,” said assistant fire chief Morgan Hackl.
Only the lab was evacuated, according to Hackl.
Saskatoon police controlled traffic to RUH for about an hour. The restriction led to some congestion on College Drive, Hackl said.
The hazmat team was released from the scene around 4 p.m.
