The broken air conditioning device caused unidentified chemical odor and evacuation at Ylistönrinne

The broken axel in air conditioning device caused problems in air ventilation and caused unidentified chemical odor at the 2nd floor of the Ylistö library building early in the Friday morning.  Buildings at the Department of the Chemistry, Ylistö Library and at the Department of Physics were evacuated.
Published
13.9.2019

The emergency services arrived and the buildings were evacuated at 9 o’clock. The odor was observed by cleaners who were guided to the medical check up.

The buildings of the Chemistry Department are checked and they are in normal use now. 

For further information:
The Head of the Department of Chemistry Mika Pettersson, mika.j.pettersson@jyu.fi, tel. 050 310 9969