By Wailin Wong and Bruce Japsen | Abbott
Laboratories reported a “small fire” in a North Chicago research lab and
said there were no injuries from the incident.

“Fire departments from the surrounding area, including Abbott’s own fire
department, responded quickly and extinguished the fire,” the company
said in a statement. “Employees have now returned to the building.”

Abbott did not provide further details on the cause of the fire. The lab
where the fire took place handles quality testing related to
pharmaceutical manufacturing.