CHANDLER, Ariz. — Multiple people have been taken to the hospital following an explosion and fire at a commercial building in Chandler Monday afternoon, according to the Chandler Fire Department.
The fire department said around 20 people were inside the building, located near 56th Street and Oakland Street, when the explosion occurred. Four people were injured and three of them were taken to the hospital.
An update on their conditions is not available.
The incident became a hazmat situation when chemicals were found to be in the building, according to fire department.
“It changes the firefight because now we no longer have personnel within the structure. So, we’re not putting them at risk. We’re fighting it from the outside," Chandler Fire Public Information Officer Carlos Vargas said.
The explosion happened at Enzyme Process, a supplement manufacturing and sales facility.
Diane Happy told 12News she's worked at Enzyme Process for nearly three decades. She said she was in her office at the time of the explosion.
“I saw the ceiling starting to come down and lightbulbs were just shattering everywhere," Happy said. "Employees were running and I saw smoke.”
Happy said she's still trying to process the startling day.
“It was very shocking. Like, where’d this come from? What’s going on?” Happy said.
Crews from Chandler, Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe and Guadalupe worked to put out the fire, according to officials.
Investigators are looking into what caused the explosion.
Sky12 footage shows fire crews spraying water over a large hole in the roof of a commercial building in the area.
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