UCLA’s Molecular Sciences Constructing was evacuated Thursday afternoon after “an environmental hazard” was reported, the college stated on Twitter.

The announcement, made simply after 1 p.m., was adopted by a request that college students, workers and the general public keep away from the world and information of a highway closure.

“Charles E. Younger Dr South stays closed between Tiverton Dr & Manning Dr.,” UCLA stated on Twitter. “Count on site visitors delays and transit reroutes round Parking Construction #2.”

As of simply after 5 p.m., the cleanup efforts had been ongoing, and the constructing had not been reopened.

“There aren’t any reported accidents or fast menace related to this incident. Presently, the incident is steady,” the Los Angeles Police Division stated on Twitter.

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