A truck full of nitric acid overturned on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, raising alarm bells in the state government, which has already issued an evacuation order for people in the surrounding area. This is the second accident involving hazardous chemicals in USAafter a train derailed in Ohio, spilling thousands of gallons of vinyl chloride into the ground and air.
The incident took place around 3:00 in the morning, but it was not until later that the public security agency of the American state discovered that it was about this highly corrosive chemical that is used in the assembly of dyes, fertilizers and explosives. . USA He required people to stay in their homes, but that order was lifted in the morning, so an evacuation order for people in the vicinity followed.
To prevent further inconvenience, the I10 freeway was closed to the public for “an extended period of time”while a response unit specialized in hazardous materials, accompanied by the Police and the Fire Department of the city of the west of the USAThey patrol the area to try to solve the situation.
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Although it is not very clear what the cause was, the weather report had confirmed that in the region there were “strong winds with dust” that “rapidly reduced visibility.” According to the Police, the vehicle was carrying 900 kilos of this dangerous material.
The second chemical accident in a month
This is not the only chemical-related accident to hit the northern nation. In early February, a train derailed outside the Ohio town of East Palestine, spilling thousands of gallons of vinyl chloride and igniting fire. in an accident that was defined as “worse than Chernobyl”.
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Hundreds of animals began to die and many specialists indicated that burning this material greatly increased the chances of acid rain and contamination of the region’s waterways, however, the full extent of this fact is still unknown.