MA Firefighters Help Contain 300-Gallon Chemical Spill

May 30, 2019
Springfield fire crews were called in when a tanker truck accidentally spilled the hundreds of gallons of a dangerous flammable liquid it was carrying.

SPRINGFIELD, MAThe Springfield Fire Department was called in to help contain the accidental spill of a flammable liquid at Astro Chemicals at 26 Memorial Drive on Thursday morning, according to officials.

Dennis Leger, aide to Fire Commissioner Bernard J. Calvi, said 300 gallons of a chemical called tetaethylsicicate, a class 3 flammable liquid, was spilled at around 8:30 a.m. when a coupling on a tanker gave way as it was being transferred into the company.

Firefighters are working to contain the spill and are monitoring air quality, Leger said.

A private company has been called to handle the cleanup.

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