1 Transported From New Haven Business to Be Treated for Chemical Burn

One person was transported to the hospital to be treated for chemical burns sustained at a lock manufacturing company in New Haven. 

Officials said less than a gallon of sulfuric acid spilled at Assa Abloy, a lock manufacturer, and one person had a burn on his arm. 

He was decontaminated before firefighters arrived and was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital. 

Crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection are at the scene. 

Officials said the firefighters are taking the opportunity to use the incident as a training event.

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