Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department’s Hazmat team was called to the James Valley Area Vo-Tech Center, Friday afternoon about 1:14-p.m.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says a small amount of mercury spilled in a classroom when a thermometer broke.

He says the instructor gathered the mercury into a container with an index card and  the toxic substance will be properly disposed of by the State Health Department.

The counter on which the mercury spilled was cleaned with soap and water.

During the spill students were evacuated from the classroom as a precaution.

He says when the call came in all fire fighters were called to the fire hall as policy mandates, and two firefighters were dispatched to the scene, and 19 remained at the fire hall on possible standby but were not needed at the scene.