All Clear After Hazmat Incident at Manchester Township High School

A hazardous materials team was called out to Manchester Township High School early Thursday afternoon, after a beaker of unknown liquid shattered in a science lab, but no one was hurt and the school was quickly determined to be safe, police said.

A teacher working alone in a lab just before 1 p.m. accidentally dropped the beaker, which shattered and released fumes, police said, and administrators closed off both the classroom and the affected wing of the school as a precaution.

The Berkeley Township Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team was called in to the school, police said, and determined both the classroom and school were safe following the incident.

The chemistry teacher was treated at the scene by the school nurse as well as by members of the Manchester Volunteer First Aid Squad, and elected not to go to the hospital.

No other teachers, staff or students were exposed to the fumes.

Assisting at the scene were members of the Manchester Volunteer Fire Company, members of the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company and Manchester Township Emergency Management officials.