Students briefly asked to stay away from UIC due to hazardous material concern

Students and faculty were asked to briefly avoid part of the campus of the University of Illinois-Chicago after a hazardous material spill Saturday.

According to a campuswide alert issued Saturday evening, the spill was reported in the 800 block of West Taylor Street on Saturday evening.

According to the Chicago Fire Department, a propane tank inside of the building was believed to be leaking, prompting the call to firefighters…

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