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| Locals evacuated after 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 and close all windows and vents, but later began evacuations. | |
| 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. |
| Nashville's Channel 5 reports the hazardous material to be be chlorine, a poisonous gas which can be deadly in large concentrations, and is also the most widely used disinfectant in wastewater treatment. | |
| At least one of the semis was reportedly carrying the material. | |
| 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 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. | 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. |