Local News in Brief : Acid Spill Mopped Up
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A spill of toxic nitric acid in Lynwood was cleaned up late Tuesday after it forced evacuation of 16 square blocks, authorities said.
The liquid was mopped up by 11:15 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Smith reported. A Los Angeles Red Cross worker said people evacuated from nearby homes and businesses returned to them shortly thereafter.
A 300-gallon tank of the chemical burst at 6 p.m. in the Chrome Nickel Plating Co., located near the border of Lynwood, South Gate and Watts, authorities said.
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