On Wednesday, December 10, the area around an interstate in Birmingham had to be evacuated following the explosion of a tractor trailer which was carrying chemicals.
According to police, the accident happened shortly after 6.15 p.m. on Interstate 20/59 northbound, when two trucks collided and one started to leak its load of hydrogen peroxide, sodium hydroxide and sulfuric acid. The truck then exploded resulting in a huge fireball and the whole area within half a mile was evacuated and the interstate was closed. Neither truck driver was injured.
At around midnight, residents were allowed to return to their homes but the interstate remained closed as the clean up continued which involved Hasmat crews using booms and foams to try and stop the chemicals from leaking into creeks, storm drains and the ground. They say that the chemicals and the smoke from the fire should not cause a hazard as it should dissipate into the atmosphere.
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