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Columbus Civic Center staff evacuated after substance leak
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Key takeaways
- Columbus Civic Center staff evacuated due to substance leak; game not delayed pending safety assessment.
- Spring Fling event in parking lot continues; officials working to establish safe entry for all.
The Columbus Civic Center, which is the center of two events today – the Carolina Thunderbirds versus Columbus Riverdragons game and the Spring Fling is currently happening in the parking lot of the major event center – is currently being evacuated.
The post from the event center said: Fans, at this time the Columbus Civic Center has had our staff evacuate the building due to a substance leak. We are working with city officials to establish safe entry for all staff, workers and fans when game time comes.
At this time the game is not delayed.
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