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Chemical Incident: Montague Drive and Link Road, Montague Gardens

Chemical Incident: Montague Drive and Link Road, Montague Gardens

Road closure in affect
Services on scene
Use alternative routes
Expect delays

Yellow smoke from the building

The company is Ecowise

Fire on the scene

Make pumps 3 and more hazmat techs as well as DRM EVACUATION IN PROGRESS

According to another group, it's dangerous trying to evacuate area.

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Montague Drive will be closed in the direction of Koeberg Road. The entire Montague Drive is likely to be closed off as well as side roads.
Large Nitric acid plume from the factory

The “yellow/orange” smoke description aligns with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) / mixed NOx produced when nitric acid is heated, reacts, or decomposes during a fire or incompatible mixing.

News reports today specifically describe a nitric acid spill/reaction with dangerous fumes and evacuations/road closures at Montague Drive & Link Road, Montague Gardens.

– Nitric acid (HNO3) is a highly corrosive mineral acid used in industrial cleaning, metal treatment, and chemical processing….


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