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Sulfuric acid spilling from a truck on Ind. 37 closed the busy state highway in most of Morgan County, IN


 


Chemical spill snarls Ind. 37 through Morgan County

Reporter-Times
Jun 17, 2016


MARTINSVILLE, IN — Sulfuric acid spilling from a truck headed southbound on Ind. 37 closed the busy state highway in most of Morgan County for nearly four hours Friday afternoon. All four lanes were closed just before 1 p.m.

There were no injuries from the chemical spill, just snarled and stopped traffic as crews cleaned up the mess — sulfuric acid that leaked from a 300-gallon tub. Summer school students from Martinsville High School were evacuated, as were people at a few nearby homes, as a precaution.

Bryan Collier, a firefighter and emergency medical technician for Martinsville, said the truck that caused the spill did not overturn. The driver noticed the leak while the truck was heading south on Ind. 37 past Ind. 252, and pulled over near a car dealership.

Hazmat crews from Bloomington and Greenwood helped with the cleanup.