10 hospitalized, Hazmat on the scene at U.K. chemical leak

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Emergency responders arrived at UK’s Animal Pathology building on Veterans Drive just before 11 Wednesday morning, donning Hazmat in response to an unknown substance contaminating the area.

WTVQ reporters on the scene say ten people have been taken to the hospital so far, with nausea and burning eyes. A total of five ambulances, two Hazmat, and a Mass Casualty Bus have arrived, and people are being decontaminated.

According to authorities on the scene, a refrigerator was being transported when it was dropped and caused the leak. They do not currently know what chemical is being released.