A southbound Interstate 25 on-ramp was closed Monday morning in Thornton for a hazmat incident involving a box truck, police said.
The on-ramp to southbound I-25 at 84th Avenue was shut down early Monday morning, according to a 3:02 a.m. statement from the Thornton Police Department.
Police said 84th Avenue is closed in both directions from Grant Street to Conifer Road for the hazmat investigation. Both the on-ramp and 84th Avenue are expected to remain closed “for an extended period of time,” police said.
Firefighters responded to reports of a leaking FedEx delivery truck carrying six totes of hydrochloric acid, Thornton Deputy Fire Chief Ernie Anderson told Denver7. The driver was en route from a shipping warehouse in Denver to Wyoming when he noticed the leak.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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