Updated: 04/10/2015 5:19 PM
Created: 04/10/2015 5:04 PM WHEC.com

Firefighters and emergency personnel were on the scene of a HAZMAT situation at a hotel on Jefferson Road Friday afternoon.

We're told six people were transported to the hospital as a precaution. The Monroe County fire coordinator says quick work on the part of firefighters helped minimize what could have been a serious situation.

We're told around 1 p.m. a worker accidentally mixed some cleaning liquids with chlorine and it off-gassed and created a vapor cloud in an area of the hotel as well as a strong odor. The worker moved the liquids, covered them, and then ran from the building.

We're told these were ordinary cleaning products, but when mixed with chlorine became dangerous. The Henrietta Fire District responded and evacuated workers and guests.

County HAZMAT crews stabilized the chemicals, put them in a sealed container and removed the chemicals. We're told it was less than five gallons of chemicals. Once the building was ventilated and air quality tests showed it was safe, workers and guests were allowed to go back in around 3:30 p.m.

But Monroe County Fire Coordinator Sam DeRosa says this could have had a much different outcome.

"Any time a chemical reacts with another chemical, or off-gases and makes people sick, it's a very serious situation," says DeRosa. "You're in a hotel with lots of people; there's lot of potential for injury here."

The hotel did not want to speak with us and asked us to stay off the property. We did speak with a few guests off-camera who told us this was more inconvenient than it was frightening.