Crime & Safety
Overturned Semi-Truck Carrying Chemicals Prompts Evacuation In Douglas Co.
A semi-tractor trailer was carrying 20,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate when it overturned Friday in Douglas County.
DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Dozens of homes had be evacuated after a semi-tractor trailer carrying 20,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate overturned Friday morning on Wilson Road in south Douglas County.
The crash happened around 7 a.m. between Highway 5 and Tyree Road, Douglas County officials said. The driver lost control for an unknown reason, and the semi-tractor trailer overturned when the driver overcorrected, county officials said.
The semi-truck belonged to a Whitesburg company and was transporting ammonium nitrate mixed with an emulsifier, county officials said.
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The road was temporarily closed in both directions, and about 50 homes located within a half-mile of the area were evacuated, county officials said. Evacuees were temporarily taken to Dog River Library.
By 11 a.m., the semi-tractor trailer had been towed from the scene, and all combustible materials were safely removed, county officials said. The area was reopened.
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No one was injured, and no chemicals or diesel fuel spilled onto the road, county officials said.
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