The Tandem Accelerator building will be closed Wednesday after an
incident Tuesday night. A small fire occurred during the
decommissioning of a piece of equipment. An employee and a grad
student along with three firefighters and two ambulance workers were
taken to hospital as a precaution and released.

Hamilton's Hazardous Materials team checked out the building for any
contamination. Damage was minimal. Additional testing will be
conducted on Wednesday morning in the area of the fire to ensure there is no contamination. The area will then be cleaned before people are allowed back inside.

The shuttle buses had to be temporarily rerouted and the General
Sciences Building was closed for the evening but has been re-opened.

Everyone is expected to report to work and classes in the morning. Engineering Physics students should report to the Engineering Physics
office. CEDT staff should report to the CEDT office. Medical Physics
employees should check with the Medical Physics office in NRB.