Buffalo Fire crews were called out to the Flickinger Athletic Center on Oak Street during the lunch hour Wednesday afternoon.
A city spokesperson says the Level 1 hazmat incident involved a maintenance worker being exposed to muriatic acid. That worker was taken to the hospital to be treated for chemical burns.
It's a potentially dangerous acid, but despite the big response, which also shut down a ramp off the 190, they say people around there were not in danger.
"There's no concerns outside the building at all," Buffalo Fire Division Chief Mike Tuberdyke said. "We just had to shut down the surrounding street outside the Flickinger Center itself just because of traffic. We knew we were going to be here operating in and out, and we didn't want anyone getting in an accident or have any of our people hit as well."
We don't know the condition of the person who was taken to the hospital.
The building has been ventilated for safety.
