FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Several gallons of acid spilled Wednesday at a water treatment plant in Fort Lauderdale, causing a small number of workers to evacuate the plant, officials said.
A spokesman for the Fort Lauderdale Fire Department said the hydrochloric acid spilled just before 7:30 p.m. at the plant in the 1500 block of South State Road 7.
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Officials said hazardous materials crews quickly contained the spill and no one was hurt.
The spill did not affect the operation of the water treatment plant, officials said.