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mystery-ak:
 February 15, 2023 8:48am EST
Arizona nitric acid leak: Shelter-in-place order reinstated after Tucson interstate crash
Arizona Department of Public Safety warns residents to avoid crash area, turn off heaters and air conditioning

By Julia Musto | Fox News

  Arizona authorities announced Wednesday morning that a Tuesday afternoon shelter-in-place order following a deadly rollover that resulted in a hazmat spill has been reinstated.

"Unified Command has reinstated the shelter in place order for a one-mile perimeter around the incident. While crews were attempting to remove the load from the commercial vehicle, gassing occurred. I-10 remains closed in both directions between Kolb & Rita roads in Tucson," the Arizona Department of Public Safety tweeted.

Residents were advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes of travel, and the department said that Unified Command anticipates an "extensive closure."

Anyone within a one-mile perimeter of the incident was instructed to turn off heaters as well as air conditioning systems that bring in outside air.


This image provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety shows what the department says was an accident involving a commercial tanker truck that caused a hazardous material to leak onto Interstate 10 outside Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, prompting state troopers to shut down traffic on the freeway.  (Arizona Department of Public Safety via AP)

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-nitric-acid-leak-shelter-place-order-reinstated-tucson-interstate-crash

Smokin Joe:
This is beginning to look like a trend, at least in reporting.

If these materials aren't transported, industry stops.

There is more to these wrecks than just infrastructure.

Millee:
Curious how the article doesn't mention how the accident occurred.

Smokin Joe:

--- Quote from: Millee on February 15, 2023, 03:38:49 pm ---Curious how the article doesn't mention how the accident occurred.

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It just says a rollover, and that while they were attempting to remove the cargo (presumably to another truck) "gassing occurred" (which means something leaked).

mystery-ak:

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https://twitter.com/whatsuptucson/status/1625626573599801350

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