Hazmat crews respond to report of 200 litres of sodium hydroxide spilt at Yatala commercial site

Hazmat crews are investigating a large chemical spill on the northern Gold Coast. Read what happened

Firefighters on scene at chemical spill near Yatala. Picture: Supplied.

Specialist hazmat crews are still working to determine the source of a large chemical spill at a Yatala commercial site.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) attended the incident on Access Ave about 11am on Wednesday morning.

Initial reports to authorities suggested approximately 200 litres of sodium hydroxide had fallen off the back of a truck and spilt on the driveway to the premises.

Four hazmat crews including the specialist scientific unit spent about three hours at the address containing the spill and decontaminating the site, a QFES spokeswoman said.

Firefighters on scene at chemical spill near Yatala. Picture: Supplied

Firefighters on scene at chemical spill near Yatala. Picture: Supplied.

Firefighter have collected a sample of the substance and are awaiting test results.

Sodium Hydroxide is commonly used in cleaning products and is extremely corrosive.

The scene at Yatala was declared safe at about 2.40pm on Wednesday and workers were allowed to return.

No one was injured from the incident.