JUNIATA (WPVI) -- A hazmat situation prompted the evacuation of a building in Philadelphia's Juniata section.
It was reported at 6:18 p.m. Thursday along the 3600 block of G Street.
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The source of the hazmat was a ruptured 5,000-gallon tank containing a dangerous chemical.
The chemical in question is deemed extremely dangerous when at a temperature in excess of 100 degrees.
Firefighters evacuated the building and waited for the substance to cool before securing it.
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No homes in the neighborhood were affected and no one in the building was hurt.
The incident was declared under control at 9:28 p.m., but early indicators are this will be an extended cleanup operation that could last several hours.