ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Anderson County dispatch says crews responded to a chemical explosion Saturday.
According to officials, dispatch was notified of the chemical explosion on Abbeville Highway near Clinkscale Road at 1:18 p.m. Automatic Machine
Hazmat officials say a family was mixing chemicals for their pool at their home, when two chemicals were mixed that should not have been mixed together.
Officials say the chemicals caused an exothermic chemical reaction, giving off heat and pressure.
Hazmat officials say three people were sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Officials say several county fire departments, Hazmat, EMS, and deputies responded to the incident.
Just after 4:15 p.m. Saturday, dispatch confirmed the scene was cleared.
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