Road closes after FedEx truck spills hydrochloric acid

Published 11:00 am Friday, October 8, 2021

PENDLETON — A FedEx truck leaked hazardous materials on Wednesday, Oct. 6, onto Interstate 84, shutting down sections of the freeway.

Oregon State Police responded at 6:23 a.m. to a hazardous material spill on Interstate 84 on the westbound off-ramp to Exit 180.

OSP reported a FedEx truck towing three trailers leaked 150 gallons of hydrochloric acid onto the road.

The spill shut down the Westland Road northbound from the interstate, and the westbound off-ramp.

Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 responded and contained the spill, and FedEx contacted Chemtrec, a company that handles the cleanup of hazardous materials.

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