Vermont State Police assist with Hazmat spill/ Pownal
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
News Release – Hazmat Spill
Summary of the incident:
On December 4, 2021 at approximately 0630 hours the Vermont State Police assisted the Pownal Fire Department with a spill of hazardous material onto US Route 7 near the Massachusetts border. A tractor trailer owned by the Holland Company in Adams, Ma was hauling liquid Aluminum Sulfate when one of the valves broke on the trailer causing the material to leak out and onto the roadway. The material was quickly contained by emergency responders and the Holland Company provided resources to clean up the spill. Along with Pownal Fire Department and the Vermont State Police, members of the State of Vermont Hazmat Team, Vermont Agency of Transportation, Bennington Fire Department and authorities from the State of Massachusetts responded to the scene. US Route 7 was closed to all traffic for approximately 4 hours while crews cleaned up the roadway.
Sergeant Todd L. Wilkins
Patrol Commander/Shaftsbury Barracks
Vermont State Police
96 Airport Rd
Shaftsbury, VT 05262
(802) 442-5421
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