UCCS library evacuated due to Freon leak

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The UCCS library was evacuated on Thursday due to a Freon leak.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department Hazmat Team responded to the library at about 2:45 p.m. The library is on campus just west of N. Union Boulevard and Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs. About 1,500 people were evacuated from the building.

A spokesperson with CSFD says the leak was caused by a malfunctioning A/C unit.

The library was closed for the evening. It isn’t clear when it will reopen.

UCCSAlert: UPDATE: Both the Library and the UC will be closed for the remainder of the evening September 23, 2021.
— UCCSAlert (@UCCSAlert) September 23, 2021

#ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of a Freon leak at @UCCS library. Approximately 1500 people have been evacuated. CSFD is evaluating people that were inside the building at the time of the leak. Hazmat crews are on scene controlling the leak now. #hazmat pic.twitter.com/K1XwvnQvXi
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) September 23, 2021

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