Chemical leak in Ascension Parish contained
BATON ROUGE - Hazmart crews have contained a hydrochloric acid leak in Ascension Parish, and emergency responders have been working to neutralize the chemical.
A hazmat team was called to the scene on Ashland Road near Highway 30. Someone working along the railroad reported the leak coming from a rail car.
Officials with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, and everything within a one-mile radius, was evacuated as a precaution. Ashland Road was also shut down for some time.
Here's a one-mile radius map of the shelter in place following the chemical leak in Gonzales. https://t.co/8lcnn9kaY9 pic.twitter.com/EpoS53lrjh
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APSO said the public was not in any danger.