MILLINOCKET, Maine — Police are warning the public about a hazardous incident in Millinocket.
The East Millinocket Police Department advised the public to avoid the area of Colony Place Tuesday night because of a hazmat incident, according to a Facebook post.
Two people were brought to the hospital for treatment and have since been released, the Orono Fire Chief of Geoffrey told NEWS CENTER Maine on Wednesday.
Low said a punctured can of bear spray precipitated a police response and added that they sent in a robot inside to inspect the area before they went in with appropriate hazmat gear.
The heavy police presence was because of instrument readings indicating from a drug lab to an explosive, Low said.
Police said some additional work would need to be completed by crews Wednesday, but most of the crews who responded cleared the scene by Tuesday night.
There is no danger to the public in relation to the incident, police said in an update Wednesday.
Police said no further information would be released at this time.
Responding agencies included Millinocket Fire & EMS, East Millinocket Police Dept, East Millinocket Fire & EMS, Millinocket Public Works, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, Orono Fire Department, Lincoln Fire Department, Bangor Fire Department, Houlton Fire Department, Penobscot Emergency Management Agency, American Red Cross, Maine State Police, Maine State Fire Marshals Office, Maine Drug Enforcement, and the Maine National Guard.