Hazmat investigating chemical spill at St. Johns County Jail

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – St. Johns County hazmat team is investigating a situation in the jail kitchen after a chemical spill Thursday evening.

The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said several inmates who work in the jail were cleaning up after dinner and spilled a chemical that mixed with another chemical.

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Deputies said about nine people inhaled the fumes, and hazmat is examining the inmates and ventilating that area.

The inmates are supervised by a company that's contracted.

No one was transported to the hospital.

There is no word yet on what those chemicals were.


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