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Locals advised to stay indoors after possible hazmat spill in Tennessee Locals advised to stay indoors after possible hazmat spill in Tennessee
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A tractor-trailer has overturned outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on the I-24 highway, creating a hazmat situation. Emergency services have told people to stay indoors, close all windows, and turn off the air conditioning until further notice.A tractor-trailer has overturned outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on the I-24 highway, creating a hazmat situation. Emergency services have told people to stay indoors, close all windows, and turn off the air conditioning until further notice.
The incident was reported by local media just after 3am Wednesday, as plumes of black smoke rose over the affected area, leading authorities to instigate the order of shelter-in-place.The incident was reported by local media just after 3am Wednesday, as plumes of black smoke rose over the affected area, leading authorities to instigate the order of shelter-in-place.
The highway was promptly sealed off, and will remain so until at least 6am local time.The highway was promptly sealed off, and will remain so until at least 6am local time.
But new estimates from Nashville Channel 5 over Twitter indicate that the closure is likely to last until 8am local time.
The plume of potentially-hazardous smoke extends up to one mile from the crash on the I-24, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
Local News Channel 5 reports that the hazardous material could be chlorine, a poisonous gas which can be deadly in large concentrations.
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