Thursday, April 06, 2000
Chemical leaks onto interstate
BY DAVID ECK
Enquirer Contributor
TURTLECREEK TWP. — Warren County hazardous materials and environmental cleanup crews were busy on Interstate 71 in northern Warren County for about eight hours Wednesday after a chemical truck spilled 200 gallons of formaldehyde.
There were no injuries or evacuations, and the highway remained open.
Crews were called to northbound I-71 near Ohio 123 shortly before 6:30 a.m. after the driver noticed the chemical streaming from the back of his truck, said Warren County Hazardous Materials Coordinator Paul Deane.
The truck, from HVC Inc. in West Chester, was carrying about 1,200 gallons of formaldehyde and smaller amounts of other chemicals, including chlorine. Only one drum of formaldehyde leaked.
“It was a mixed load of chemicals,” he said. “Once you get it neutralized, it's no problem.”
Al Cowie, a technical and regulatory affairs manager for HVC, said the company will investigate the spill, whose cleanup leaves an estimated $5,000 to $8,000 bill for the chemical distributor to pay.
HVC driver Herbert Webster, 45, of Cincinnati said he was on his way to Lakeville and Medina in northeast Ohio when he noticed the leak. He has been an HVC driver for 20 years.
The formaldehyde spilled into ground on the highway berm and was contained, Mr. Deane said. Cleanup teams then dug up and removed the contaminated soil. HVC technicians, meanwhile, loaded the rest of the chemicals onto another truck.
Because of light winds and easy containment of the chemical, it was not necessary to close the interstate, he said.
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