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Firefighters briefly evacuated the downtown Salt Lake City Hotdog on a Stick shop late Tuesday morning after an employee reportedly mixed two cleaning chemicals, resulting in a potentially toxic exposure situation.
Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman Jasen Asay said the employee accidentally combined bleach with a drain cleaner, creating noxious fumes and triggering a 911 call from the Gateway Mall eatery.
Firefighters evacuated a small number of customers and employees about 11:05 a.m. from the 140 S. Rio Grande Street diner, while hazmat personnel cleared the business. By 11:15 a.m., the restaurant was back in business.
Asay said three customers who inhaled the fumes were checked out at the scene and cleared.
No injuries were reported.
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