ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating a HAZMAT incident following a suspicious odor coming from a classroom in Michelson Hall, the academic building housing the Academy’s Chemistry department.
Around 9:15 a.m. Thursday morning at least eight midshipmen reported the odor after entering the classroom. As a result, Naval Academy Fire and Emergency services were dispatched and both Michelson Hall and the adjacent Chauvenet Hall were evacuated.
The odor is believed to have resulted from a previous day’s chemistry project.
The 8 midshipmen are being medically evaluated, and no other potential injuries were reported. All of the midshipmen were ambulatory, breathing normally and are being medically evaluated as a precaution.
