MAY 14, 2015
FESTUS, MO. (AP)
Authorities have closed all lanes of Interstate 55 in Festus
to clean up a spill from a chemical tank truck that crashed on a ramp leading
from U.S. Highway 67.
The accident happened Wednesday afternoon and involved a
semitrailer carrying ammonium nitrate, a chemical that's used in fertilizer.
According to Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis, it is considered to be hazardous so
special procedures are needed to clean it up.
Festus Fire Chief Chuck Boyer said that a crew would have to
clean up the spill by hand.
Lewis said the vehicle's driver was taken to a local
hospital for treatment.
Authorities say the investigation of the incident is
ongoing.