Hazmat spill contained at Waterford weigh station
September 01, 2015 12:00 am
• Last Updated: September 01, 2015 8:00 pm
Investigators from the Waterford fire department and DEEP examine a spill of a small amount of sodium hydroxide from a container fallen from a box truck parked at the I-95 southbound weigh station Tuesday, September 1, 2015. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Waterford — Officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and area fire departments contained a hazardous material spill at the weigh station on Interstate 95 south.
Cyndy Chanaca, DEEP spokeswoman, said a plastic tote, encased in a wire cage, fell out of the back of a truck at the weigh station.
She said about one gallon of sodium hydroxide, a caustic material similar to Drano, spilled onto the pavement.
She said about 250 gallons was in the process of being pumped out of the tote.
A private environmental cleaning crew was hired to clean up the spill, she said.
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