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Overturned Tanker Forces Tennessee Apartment Evacuation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis fire officials are evacuating an apartment complex near where a tanker truck has overturned on Interstate 55 near the Mississippi state line.
The crash, which involved three vehicles, occurred early Wednesday and there are injuries to drivers.
The Commercial Appeal reports the tanker contains flammable vinyl acetate and a small amount of it leaked.
Authorities were telling residents of Post Apartments to leave until the cargo was transferred to another truck.
Lt. Wayne Cooke of the Memphis Fire Department said the overturned tanker is only about 400 feet from the apartments.
People who live there are being put on transit buses and will likely be taken to a community center.
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Information from: The Commercial Appeal, http://www.commercialappeal.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The crash, which involved three vehicles, occurred early Wednesday and there are injuries to drivers.
The Commercial Appeal reports the tanker contains flammable vinyl acetate and a small amount of it leaked.
Authorities were telling residents of Post Apartments to leave until the cargo was transferred to another truck.
Lt. Wayne Cooke of the Memphis Fire Department said the overturned tanker is only about 400 feet from the apartments.
People who live there are being put on transit buses and will likely be taken to a community center.
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Information from: The Commercial Appeal, http://www.commercialappeal.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on
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Looking for additional and free resources to help deal with this type of incident?
An awesome online reference source called The Chemical Response Tool was developed for the U.S. Coast Guard by the Emergency Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ERD) can be accessed using this link.
http://chemresponsetool.noaa.gov/crt_home_page.htm#containers_guide...
This will provide you with emergency response information and other definitive links to help mitigate your hazmat incidents.
TCSS,
CBz
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