MARCH 2, 2015
GULFPORT, MS
It was a scary morning for the COAST RADIO GROUP offices in
GULFPORT, MS when a vehicle traveling the highway just outside their offices
ran off the road and crashed into the building next door. The building sits at
the base of a water tower that houses hazardous chlorine -- used to disinfect
the local water supply -- and the accident resulted in a chemical leak.
The crash occurred around 10:40am local time, after which
chlorine poured out onto the road and created a cloud of gas that sent several
people to the hospital. According to television station WLOX, two major roads
in GULFPORT, LORRAINE and SEAWAY had to be closed to traffic.
The COAST RADIO GROUP offices had to be evacuated as well.
BILLY SEXAUER, PD for Top 40 WZNF (95.3 GORILLA), told ALL ACCESS,
"The
car was doing about 60 when it crashed into the building. Two of our
salespeople ran to help get the driver out of the vehicle and had to be taken
to the hospital for treatment, after being exposed to the chlorine leak.
They're being held overnight for observation. Everyone else is okay, and we've
finally been allowed back in the building now that the Hazmat team has cleaned
the area."
Source: www.allaccess.com