5k Evacuated After Hazardous Pa. Acid Spill

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Evacuation orders for about 5,000 people in northeastern Pennsylvania remain in effect even as authorities say the leak of a ...

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Acid spill at Welsh and 202 causes HAZMAT incident Thursday afternoon
A two-vehicle accident caused a hazardous materials spill and closed the intersection of Welsh Road and the Route 202 Parkway in Montgomery Township Thursday afternoon. According to reports from the ...
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