Arizona officials confirmed Wednesday morning that a shelter-in-place that was issued a day before was reinstated after a crash that resulted in a spill of hazardous chemicals—coming days after a train derailed and released toxic materials in Ohio.
“Unified Command has reinstated the shelter-in-place order for a one-mile perimeter around the incident. While crews were attempting to remove the load from the commercial vehicle, gassing occurred. Interstate 10 remains closed in both directions between Kolb & Rita roads in Tucson,” the Arizona Department of Public Safety wrote on Wednesday in an update.
The department urged motorists and members of the public to “avoid the area” and that “Unified Command advises anyone within the one-mile perimeter to turn off heaters and/or air conditioning systems that bring in outside air.” The agency further expects an “extensive closure,” according to the update….