Silver Spring Office Building Evacuated For 'Unusual' Chemical Odor

SILVER SPRING, MD — Hazmat crews responded to an office building in Silver Spring Thursday morning after a chemical odor associated with the HVAC was detected inside the building, officials said.

Hazmat and firefighters responded to the two-story building at 8818 Georgia Ave., near Spring Street, for an "unusual chemical odor in the building," Pete Piringer, the Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, said. Piringer reported the incident at about 9 a.m. Thursday.

The building was evacuated and EMS evaluated some occupants, Piringer said. No one was transported to the hospital.

It was determined that the odor was associated with work and maintenance on the HVAC, Piringer said. The building was reoccupied at about 11 a.m.

Photo: Pete Piringer