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| Locals evacuated after hazmat spill in Tennessee | Locals evacuated after hazmat spill in Tennessee |
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| A tractor-trailer has overturned on the I-24 highway outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee, creating a hazmat situation. Emergency services have told people to stay indoors and close all windows and vents, but later began evacuations. | A tractor-trailer has overturned on the I-24 highway outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 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 WTVF (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. | Nashville's WTVF (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. | 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 WTVF over Twitter indicate that the closure is likely to last until 8am local time. | But new estimates from WTVF 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. |
| The highway remains sealed off as smoke billows across the nearby Buchanan Estates neighborhood. | |
| Vehicles filmed by Channel 5 were seen in a long tailback on Interstate-24. Drivers have been there since the early hours of the morning and have only now begun slowly to reverse down the highway one-by-one, under the guidance of police. | |
| According to the news channel, 75 homes have now been evacuated. There are no fatalities reported from the crash. | |
| The American Red Cross has opened an evacuation shelter for those in need. |