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Fri Aug 26, 2022, 05:13 AM Aug 2022

Fish kill, nine miles of river, potentially affected by chemical spill on W.Va. Turnpike


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Fish kill, nine miles of river, potentially affected by chemical spill on W.Va. Turnpike

By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph 14 hrs ago

PAX – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) was responding Thursday to the chemical spill that resulted from a tractor trailer crash early that morning that shut down north and southbound lanes of the West Virginia Turnpike in Fayette County.

According to the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), the crash happened in the northbound lane on the Skitter Creek Bridge just after midnight when the driver lost control, jackknifed and crossed the barrier wall. The wreckage and chemical spill blocked both northbound and southbound lanes.

A preliminary assessment indicated that the truck was hauling a minimum of 12 275-gallon totes of Alkyl Dimethylamine, which is primarily used as a cleaning agent.

An environmental contractor was onsite and remediating the area, WVDEP officials said. The contractor will have to inspect and remediate the crash site before the amount of material being hauled and how much was spilled can be determined.

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