Emergency crews rushed to the 300 block of North Duke Street in Durham on Friday evening after a report of a hazardous substance, drawing a sizable response but ending with a collective sigh of relief. Durham Fire’s hazardous-materials team, the Durham County Sheriff’s Hazardous Disposal Unit and Durham Police all responded, and officials said no one was hurt.
HazMat team identifies and contains substance
Responders were dispatched just after 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 27, when Durham Fire said its hazardous-materials team quickly identified and contained the substance before the Durham County Sheriff’s Office Hazardous Disposal Unit stepped in to dispose of it as a precaution, according to CBS17. Durham Police helped secure the area while crews worked the…..