Acid spill on highway ramp near state route 518 and I-79, Washington County PA
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Fire & ArsonA truck spilled several one-gallon jugs of muriatic acid on the ramp near State Route 518 to I-79 northbound. Fire units were dispatched to contain and clean up the hazardous material spill.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Fire Zone 2
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02:6
Transcript:
00:00
From the State Route 518 ramp to 79 northbound, I-79 northbound at the ramp of 43 I-79 north.
00:09
For four one-gallon jugs, there's muriatic acid that fell from a truck and busted open on the ramp.
00:15
Time of dispatch, 1131.
00:21
Engine 401 was correction.
00:23
Engine 482 with 2.
00:26
Rescue 481, 10401.
00:35
Rescue 481, 1040.
00:46
Control Chief 482 is in around.
00:51
G48-10-14.
00:52
Rescue, it's the 519 side, just back up and put a block on.
01:02
Washington, engine 482.
01:04
Go ahead, Enter 482.
01:09
As dispatch, there appears to be a case of liquid on the ground.
01:15
Some containers compromise.
01:17
Agent 2 will take the command will be in investigated mode.
01:21
Control copy.
01:27
2-4-8-2. 2-4801 is on the scene.
01:32
2-480s on the scene.
01:43
Control 519 command.
01:47
Go ahead, 519 command.
01:53
Can you notify 92 have them respond? We have four one-gallon jugs on the ground.
02:00
We're going to mitigate hazards as best as we can for the time being.
02:05
Control copies.
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Location mentioned:
I-79, Pennsylvania
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