Chemical Leak Forces Evacuation
Authorities ordered residents along the Santa Fe Springs-La Mirada border to evacuate their homes after a cloud of hydrochloric acid was reported Wednesday evening.
A tank containing 4,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid began leaking about 8:30 p.m. in an industrial area at Marquardt Avenue and Borate Street in Santa Fe Springs and evacuations of an estimated 1,000 people were ordered in neighborhoods north of Rosecrans Avenue and east of Marquardt, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies said.
The Santa Fe Springs Fire Department was handling the cleanup and investigation of the spill and county fire units were assisting. There were no injuries. No further details on the source of the leak were available.
Evacuees were being directed to La Mirada High School, where the Red Cross had set up a shelter.
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