Interstate 44 closed near Waynesville for hazmat spill
Interstate 44 was closed in Pulaski County on Thursday morning while crews work to clean up a hazardous materials spill after a tractor-trailer crash.
Sgt. Mike Mitchell with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop I said two 55-gallon drums containing sodium hydrosulfide spilled in the crash west of Waynesville, which Troop I warned drivers about just before 10 a.m. Troopers said the eastbound lanes opened a little after noon. Westbound lanes remained closed.
Both east and westbound lanes of Interstate 44 at the 149.8 mile marker will be closing soon due to a tractor trailer crash involving hazardous materials. Fire department and Haz Mat team from Fort Leonard Wood are in route.
— MSHP Troop I (@MSHPTrooperI) February 28, 2019
The chemical is hazardous to humans and is used in the leather tanning, pulp and paper, chemical, dye and mineral extraction industries.
A hazmat team was checking pH levels to see if it was safe to open the eastbound lanes at about 11 a.m.
