Evacuation order lifted, commercial fire in Akron under control

An evacuation order was lifted on September 5 night after a large commercial fire prompted a large emergency response in the city of Akron, Report informs referring to Wkyc Studios.

Firefighters were called to SMB Products on 1081 Rosemary Boulevard at approximately 1:12 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.

No injuries have been reported.

The city of Akron says fire and police evacuated a half-mile radius around the fire and asked people to avoid the area. "The building contains chemicals which are burning and creating an unsafe hazmat situation," city officials said in a release.

"Our primary concern is getting folks out of the evacuation zone because of the concern of fire and potential explosion," Akron Mayor Shammas Malik said during a late afternoon briefing. "There's not an air quality or chemical concern at this point for folks outside of the evacuation zone."