A very long line of cars formed this Wednesday afternoon on the Acceso Oeste highway, as a result of an important operation that the Police mounted at the Ituzaingó tollbooth, after a truck spilled a suspected toxic substance at the scene, which specialized personnel were trying to neutralize.
The agents of the security force decided cut both hands off highway as a precautionboth in the sense of the City and the Province of Buenos Aires, while what happened was being investigated, to avoid possible complications.
A wide column of white smoke could be seen several kilometers away which, according to the first versions, was generated from a crash that involved a large vehicle that was traveling in the direction of Luján.
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According to what sources from the National Highway Authority specified, the vehicle in question was carrying a agricultural fertilizerTherefore, the protocol for this type of situation was immediately activated.
In dialogue with this outlet, traffic specialist Ernesto Arriaga explained that when these things happen, traffic in the area is completely cut off and vehicles are diverted away from dangerous material.
Indeed, on this occasion the authorities interrupted the circulation at the toll booth and the cars had to go down the exits of Barcala, those that went hand to the Federal Capital, and Martín Fierro, those that went in the direction of Luján.
Also, staff of the Environmental Police of the Province of Buenos Aires and of Firefighters They arrived at the place and were preparing to spill a neutralizing powder throughout the sector, which are 50-kilo bags that are spread to absorb dangerous substances.
“A truck caught fire in the West Access, near Barcala, and the entire north of Ituzaingó is a party of toxic gas worthy of Chernobyl. We had to evacuate the school because our eyes were burning,” commented a Twitter user named Lautaro.
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In the area there was a delay of approximately 40 minutes due to the operation, although the work of specialized personnel, as he was able to find out infobaeIt would take at least an hour and a half to two hours.
Earlier, in this same place there had been a multiple crash between three vehicles that left a balance of two people injured.
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