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2023-02-15 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Arizona authorities issue evacuation, shelter-in-place orders after nitric acid spill

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[FoxNews] Hazmat spill on Interstate 10 prompted evacuations and shelter-in-place orders in Tucson, Arizona.

A portion of an Arizona freeway was closed in both directions Tuesday as a result of a crash and hazmat spill, authorities said.

The state Department of Public Safety said the closure on Interstate 10 between Rita and Kolb roads in Tucson was "extensive" and urged motorists to avoid the area.

A commercial truck tanker rolled over on the freeway, causing the spill, authorities said.

Pima County officials told Fox News Digital that the spilled substance was nitric acid. An alert directed everyone within a one-mile radius of the spill to shelter in place.

The Tucson Fire Department said it was on the scene with other agencies to clean up the area. There was no estimated time to reopen the road.

Nitric acid is a highly corrosive chemical used in manufacturing and fertilizer. Several areas have been evacuated, officials told Fox News Digital.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Stood next to a tank wagon of boron hexafluoride once. Chem E at the plant I was visiting said, "If that leaks, we all die."

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-15 06:54|| 2023-02-15 06:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Now we need a hazardous pipeline spill for the hat trick.

Posted by Bobby 2023-02-15 08:43|| 2023-02-15 08:43|| Front Page Top

#3 If a gasoline fountain erupted in my backyard, I'd be calling neighbors for buckets and tubs.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-15 08:45|| 2023-02-15 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Seems like just a month ago or so that railway workers were going on strike because of unsafe conditions, low staffing, and low pay. Biden ordered them back to work.
So no one could have predicted any of this stuff happening.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-02-15 09:58|| 2023-02-15 09:58|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ Wreckers.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-15 10:17|| 2023-02-15 10:17|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ "Trotskyite Deviationist Wreckers!"

Posted by borgboy 2023-02-15 14:26|| 2023-02-15 14:26|| Front Page Top

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