Hazmat response at South County Hospital due to coolant leak

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — First responders staged a hazmat response at South County Hospital Friday.

A spokesperson for the hospital said maintenance was taking place in one of the hospital’s cooling systems, and coolant began leaking.

They continued saying the hospital’s emergency department was put on diversion and cleanup is still underway.

No staff or patients were directly exposed to the leak or harmed as a result of the leak.