Three people were taken to UPMC Mercy with minor inhalation irritation as a result of a sulfur dioxide leak in Mt. Lebanon.
An Allegheny County hazardous materials team was dispatched for a report of a smell Monday before 4 p.m. along Marlin Drive between Bower Hill Road and Jayson Avenue.
Mt. Lebanon police posted via Twitter that the odor was due to a leak from an old refrigerator, and a contractor and two firefighters were treated at the hospital.
Firefighters tweeted a short time later that the leak had been contained and there was no danger to the public.
Emergency responders are on scene at Marlin Drive between Bower Hill and Jayson in response to a chemical odor. Allegheny County Hazmat is investigating. If you live in the area, keep doors and windows closed. If you smell something inside your home, call 911. pic.twitter.com/atGTs5083E
— Mt. Lebanon Fire Department (@MtLebanonFire) July 8, 2019
