![A&W in Esquimalt evacuated following Hazmat situation](https://cdn.cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/13072514/QCdjB5HwFOTaWQ8X4xMDoxOjA4MTsiGN-23-1024x576.jpg)
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The A&W restaurant in the 800 Block of Esquimalt Road was evacuated Friday around noon due to a Hazmat situation.
Officials say that a chemical reaction took place after a staff member improperly mixed two cleaning chemicals ? creating a chlorine gas.
Hazmat crews arrived around 1 p.m. and are evaluating the scene.
No one was injured, but the 800 Block of Esquimalt road will remain closed for now as Hazmat teams have set up a pool in the street to wash down their gear.
![The A&W on the 800 Block of Esquimalt road. Photo courtesy of Google](https://cdn.cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/13072516/A-W-evactuated-e1522443387581.png)
The A&W on the 800 Block of Esquimalt road. Photo courtesy of Google