11:00AM EST: An overturned tanker-truck hauling muriatic acid, has forced the closure of the NY Route 17, and evacuations of homes - and even Yeshivos in the area.
Rabbi Bernard Freilich, Special Assistant on the NYSP tells YWN that the tanker overturned on the west-bound Route 17 near Exit 127, causing a fire, and a large chemical spill on the highway.
Both directions of the highway have been shut down, and will remain closed for at least 5 hours.
Numerous Hazmat units from multiple fire departments, have been requested to the scene, and the NYSP and other rescue personnel are evacuating residents in the area.
Additionally, the Nitra Yeshiva in Chester NY has been evacuated.
There is no word on any injuries resulting from the chemical spill.
(Yehuda Drudgestein - / YWN-112 / YWN Sullivan County News Desk)
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=26862
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