Overview
- Fire and hazmat crews responded around 2:02 p.m. to a four-story building on the 700 block of Santa Clara Avenue in west Alameda.
- An adult and a child were hospitalized for inhalation injuries, and several other people received on-scene treatment for exposure.
- Officials evacuated one floor of the building while instructing residents on other floors and in nearby buildings to remain indoors.
- Multiple ambulances were dispatched as the Alameda County Fire Department hazmat team worked to identify the substance.
- Santa Clara Avenue is closed near the scene, with reports differing on the exact segment blocked to traffic.