Highway 287 and the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe railway remained closed between Memphis and Childress Monday morning, September 9, following a chemical spill Sunday night.
The Texas Department of Transportation is using SH 256 (east) and US 83 (north) as the detour, and TxDOT personnel are stationed accordingly. A hazmat cleanup crew has been deployed from the Dallas/Ft. Worth and are on the scene.
Department of Public Safety Trooper Daniel Hawthorne said the accident occurred about 9:30 last night near milepost 209 in Hall County when a semi-truck owned by Baker Hughes of Pasadena, Tex., overturned and spilled about 1,650 gallons an oil field chemical into the dirt median of US 287.
The cause of the accident has not been released. Environmental teams from Dallas were dispatched to clean the area, which was secured by Hall County firemen, the Hall County Sheriff’s Department, Memphis Police, and TxDOT.
The rail line and US 287 will remain closed until Environmental Specialists neutralize hazardous material spill into environment.
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