Update: The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality said the hazardous material spilled was nitric acid.
Jamie Donnelly A crash on Interstate 10 Tuesday afternoon closed Interstate 10 near Kolb Road and prompted an evacuation following a hazardous material spill, officials said.
The crash happened at milepost 272 and involved a commercial truck that rolled over and leaked hazardous materials, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality said the hazardous material spilled was nitric acid.The affected area was loosely bound by Kolb and Houghton roads between Valencia and Voyager roads. People also were advised to turn off heaters and air conditioning units that bring in outside air, the alert continued.People are also reading… Some schoolchildren in Rita Ranch were sheltering in place, officials said in the afternoon.
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