TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
COLUMBUS, OHIO
All westbound lanes on I-70 on the East Side have been
reopened after a fertilizer spill from a tractor-trailer forced a morning
shutdown.
Columbus police responded at 8:50 a.m. to the spill near the
Livingston Avenue exit, a dispatcher said.
The Ohio Department of Transportation said the green
substance on the road is fertilizer.
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COLUMBUS, OHIO
I-70 was shut down on Tuesday morning due to a fertilizer
spill.
Columbus Police and Fire crews were first called to a report
of a spilled substance on I-70. The mysterious green powder was spotted
near the Miller Kelton exit in the west bound lanes. It covered around a mile.
At first, it was not immediately what the substance was. The
highway was closed for investigation and clean-up.
One 10TV viewer described it as looking like “green salt.”
Finally, officials determined that it was non-hazardous lawn
fertilizer. But the clean-up would take into the afternoon.
The substance came from a truck passing through the area.
The driver was tracked down and cited by police.
The road was reopened around 1 p.m.