Semi-truck leaks hazardous liquid on US Route 33, Union County OH
A semi-truck leaked a hazardous hydrocarbon liquid on US Route 33 near the Waldo crossover. Emergency teams including fire, EMS, and EPA responded. Both eastbound and westbound lanes are closed for cleanup and air monitoring.
Audio|Source: Union County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Terminal (number withheld), back in route, C-O-I-C,
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vehicle 50.
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Take it, Northgate, break for the beginning.
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No term.
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Here, please.
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62 to 54, bring me any golf balls you have as well.
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You're going to bring in all your golfs.
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Fire 233[1] command.
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Go ahead.
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P's inquiring as to where you have your command set up.
00:43
Apparently we're on 33[1] westbound at the crossover.
00:51
Just west of Delaware Avenue.
00:55
You're okay.
01:01
Let's have any MPD personnel come to 33[1] eastbound.
01:09
9-4-9-7?
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Right at the Waldo Crossover.
01:16
You're clear. Be advised I make contact with the EPA. I'm waiting on a callback.
01:21
1680, 1750.
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Yeah, okay, thank you.
01:26
Everyone's all that being in route.
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County got a hold of them.
01:30
And I guess EMA and...
01:34
Some other agencies are in route in regards to this field. Good.
01:40
Go Kellen. Go Kellen.
01:43
Tommy Dress. I'm an owl from November 10.
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County Fire Medic 210.
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9 and 7. County Fire Medic 210.
02:01
Go ahead.
02:04
We're going to have two groups down the ramps from 4 of Main Street to 33[1] East and then also getting on westbound from Delaware Avenue now.
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Here, please.
02:24
5010 copies show us in service available in here.
02:34
Time, checkup.
02:39
I'm okay, are they opening any of that eastbound lanes?
02:43
Negative, it's going to be closed for a while.
02:50
If the ramps from 4 to 33[1], we're going to need that, that's where I am now, trying to get towards them command.
03:02
You're clear.
03:07
What's your 3-9?
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Same route 4, eastbound ramp for 33[1].
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If you just get down, I just go over to the footbound 2. That's your command.
03:22
Go ahead.
03:24
PD's got their drone up. Looks like right now all of the leaked product is pooling right there in the tire tracks and at the semi.
03:33
Can't see any drains where it's going anywhere else. You can come down the westbound side.
03:38
You're clear.
03:39
And you can see down the road, we don't see any driving down all the road.
03:44
If you can get over to that sign.
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We're going to assess that right now. I can't.
03:49
You're clear.
03:51
Does the driver's company have anyone en route for pump-off,
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whereas PD started anyone yet?
04:00
Finney fire, Vita 273 is en route to Coleman's Crossing.
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Thank you, 73, in route to Colmas Cross. I love 52.
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County party, yeah, man.
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I'm just got them coming up the ramp here.
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All right, fire, command.
04:27
Command, good.
04:30
Just be advised that appears that we do have the leak stop currently.
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You're clear, Pears, you have the leak stop line.
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See,
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too,
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the rescue driver.
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Okay.
04:49
I need a piece of cribbing and a ratchet strap. The biggest one you have.
04:55
Here.
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C.OIC, break for any.
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7.
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98926, repeating 98926.
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And you're clean.
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Okay,
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fire 33[1] for me.
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57 to 31.
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To be advised, we're going to be working with NPD to get a, um...
05:28
Rector service here and also to start the cleanup process. You got the drone up, can you see a license plate number on that tanker for this citation?
05:40
We're going to marry as well to get a record and clean up.
05:43
Let me see.
05:48
The crash is east down.
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Right, crash is eastbound, they need you to,
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on the westbound side.
06:01
Okay.
06:08
Eight point.
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Can we get Huggins out here?
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Affirmative.
06:22
I'm gridlocked in here now eastbound see what I can do.
06:28
Hogan's has been requested.
06:35
Also, our crew, do you have an air monitor reading on that end? Any flammability or anything?
06:42
Yes, we do have air monitor down here. I don't think we have the driver on that one that you're at now.
06:48
All normal, thank you.
06:53
on the vehicle can you confirm the hydrocarbons liquid be a placarina 3295
Police codes explained
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[1]
33: Firearm/handgun referenced
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