The police and rescue services were alerted to the scene at around half past eight.
According to a press release from the hospital, it concerns the hazardous substance xylene, which is used, among other things, in industrial solvents.
"We have evacuated the affected premises and no one has been injured. Since xylene has a strong smell, we were able to detect early on that something was wrong and take action," says Emma Erixon, head of laboratory medicine, in a comment.
According to the hospital, the leak occurred in the pathology department and the recovery ward. The pathology department will not have any operations during the day and the recovery ward has been moved to another department, according to the hospital.
Cleaning work is currently underway in the departments. People who need to seek care can do so as usual.
