Crime & Safety
Hazmat Cleanup Shuts Down Dan Ryan Expressway Ramp
A tanker truck leaking "hot, molten, flammable liquid" was the cause of the closure Thursday.
CHICAGO, IL — A leaking tanker truck has led to the shut down Thursday of the 43rd Street on-ramp of the outbound Dan Ryan Expressway, according to AM560 The Answer. The ramp is closed while a hazardous materials team cleans the spill, the report added. The tanker truck also was blocking the right lane of the Dan Ryan, according to WGN-TV's traffic map.
A hazmat unit was called about the leaking truck just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, Bill Unger of WGN-AM News reports. At that time, witnesses at the scene described the truck's leaking contents as a "hot, molten, flammable liquid," the report added. According to the WGN traffic map, the leak was a level 1 hazmat emergency.
Besides shutting down the expressway ramp, the leak also is causing delays on the outbound Dan Ryan. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for the South Side and Chicago — or other neighborhoods. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)
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"hot, molten, flammable liquid" leaking from this truck has prompted a hazmat response that also has snarled traffic on the Dan Ryan pic.twitter.com/XOS92IAUWf
— Sam Unger (@SamUngerWGN) August 31, 2017
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