A possibly hazardous substance spilled at a commercial building in Palm Desert Wednesday, triggering an evacuation of the entire building.

The spill was reported at 10:19 a.m. in the 77600 block of Country Club Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Two to three gallons of an “unknown material” spilled, and a hazardous materials unit was summoned to assess the situation.

The commercial building was evacuated before firefighters arrived on scene, a fire official said.

No injuries were reported.

A timeline on the clean-up efforts was not provided.

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