Responders began to open up a southbound lane around 9:20 a.m. Vehicles were detoured onto those roads, creating backups on neighboring side streets including Hopewell Road. 40 at the time of the crash but reopened I-81 northbound as of 8:51 a.m. Responders shut down the stretch of I-81 between Halfway Boulevard and U.S. View Gallery: A tanker carrying hazmat chemicals crashed heading south bound on I-81 It was not immediately clear where the vehicle was coming from or going to, though an online search shows an Orica operation on Stitzells Road near Mercersburg, Pa. "Orica representatives are on the scene and are working closely with emergency responders." "As safety is our first priority, our MMU’s are engineered and designed to safely transport materials, including Ammonium Nitrate Emulsion (ANE), to our mining and quarry customers for their daily blasting operations," she said. Orica's website says it specializes in the "production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, mining chemicals and geotechnical monitoring," among other things.ĭunne said the company's vehicle is built to move dangerous materials safely. “But we did have the roadway closed down out of an abundance of caution.”Īmmonium nitrate is a colorless, crystalline salt used in some explosives, as a fertilizer, and in rocket fuel. “(The driver) was carrying a hazmat chemical, ammonium nitrate, but it’s not a danger to the public right now,” Hite said. Besides the driver, it appears there were no other injuries or damaged vehicles in the incident reported shortly before 6:15 a.m.
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Hite said the driver was “in stable condition” and was conscious when taken to the medical center and only sustained a gash to the head. The driver of the truck, Steven Patrick Norfolk, 32, of Pennsylvania, was taken by ambulance to Meritus Medical Center for treatment of his injuries, according to a news release from the Maryland State Police.
40, Maryland State Police Master Trooper Jeremey Hite told The Herald-Mail. vehicle, causing the vehicle to veer hard through a guardrail and down the steep embankment along the bend between Halfway Boulevard and U.S. Watch Video: Mama Canada geese looking after little ones at Hagerstown City Park Orica tanker crash and chemical spill along I-81 currently under investigationĪ tanker carrying hazardous chemicals south on Interstate 81 flipped early Monday morning, blocking traffic as dozens of responders worked to clean up the spill.Ī wheel blew out on the Orica USA Inc.
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