The Pikes Peak Regional Medical Center in Teller County was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a small chemical spill in the lab.

About 50 patients and employees were removed from the hospital and the adjacent medical center around 1 p.m. after a spill in the lab caused concern vapors would get into the ventilation system and cause skin irritation, said Sheryl Decker, Teller County administrator.

Patients were placed in ambulances to keep warm while the Northeast Teller County Fire Department and Regional Hazmat team worked to clean the spill and clear the air. People were returned to the building around 2:30 p.m.

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