UPDATE: HazMat Team Investigates Strange Odor in Leetsdale

An Allegheny County Hazardous Materials team was summoned Tuesday night to Leetsdale to investigate a mysterious smell coming from a neighborhood garage. 

Leetsdale Fire Chief Ernie Logan said the odor turned out to be an acid spill in the stand-alone garage at 169 Broad St.

The spill was contained to the building and the owner, Bob Kunsak of Moon Township, is now responsible for hiring a hazardous materials team to clean up the remaining spill. 

Neighbors first smelled the odor in the area of 169 Broad St. and alerted the borough fire chief, who then notified the police. 

Authorities responded around 8 p.m. and determined a chemical-like smell was coming from inside an old brick garage near Mohawk Alley, where vehicles and materials are stored. The building was formerly a repair facility years ago. 

Authorities set up a staging area and roped off the section of Broad Street with caution tape. Crews remained on scene until 1 a.m.

In addition to Hazmat and Leetsdale police and fire, Allegheny County Emergency Services, Cochran Hose Co., Valley Ambulance, and the Department of Environmental Protection responded. The Salvation Army also responded with a mobile canteen truck.

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