2 treated at Scottsdale hospital after lawnmower runs over pepper spray

Two people were treated at a Scottsdale hospital for pepper spray exposure after reportedly running over a pepper spray canister while mowing a lawn this afternoon, officials said.

Both patients were treated in a decontamination room at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center and later discharged, said Brian Read, a spokesman with the Scottsdale Fire Department.

The canister also was moved to the hospital's decontamination room as it continued to leak pepper spray. Fire crews isolated the room and ventilated the remaining pepper spray.

The emergency room remained open during the incident and no other patients were exposed.