When authorities arrived on scene, they found water flowing out from under a roll-up door.
Upon investigation, fire crews observed a light haze in the building caused by a small fire near a Potassium Hydroxide drum. The fire was put out by the building sprinkler system.
Crews decided to back out and call for the Regional Hazardous Material Team.
Regional Hazardous Material Team members from the Reno and Sparks fire departments both responded to the scene.
Crews started the evacuation process of all businesses located nearby and secured the scene for one block to the east and west of Coney Island Dr.
A HAZMAT team remains on scene accessing the incident.
A fire investigator is also on scene, but cannot make access to assess the cause yet.
Coney Island Dr. has reopened.
