Emergency Crews Battling Active Hazmat Situation In Attleboro

Attleboro MA

03 September, 2021

11:06 AM

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ATTLEBORO, MA — Police and fire crews are responding to what they are calling a hazmat situation at a chemical company in Attleboro. Attleboro police sent out a tweet Friday morning, saying a 15,000 gallon tank full of sulfuric acid is actively leaking. Sulfuric acid can corrode metal and cause severe burns when it touches skin. Sulfuric acid is most commonly used in fertilizer manufacture, but is also used in mineral processing, oil refining, wastewater processing, and chemical synthesis. Police originally labeled it as a Tier 1 hazmat incident, but now it has been raised to a Tier 2 hazmat incident occurring at Teknor Apex, located at 330 Victor Road in Attleboro. A Tier 2 hazmat incident involves hazardous materials that is beyond the capabilities of the first responders on the scene and could be beyond the capabilities of the public sector responders having jurisdiction. There is no word on injuries, and no other information was immediately available. This is a developing story, check back in for more information. District 1 @MassDFS Hazmat responding to a Tier 2 Hazmat response https://t.co/W2CIxlSZB0— Massachusetts Association of Hazmat Technicians (@MAHMT270) September 3, 2021 21-3103 | MA | ATTLEBORO |**HAZMAT INCIDENT**| 330 VICTOR RD | TIER 1 HAZMAT AT TEKNOR APEX ATTLEBORO, FOR APPROX 15K GAL TANK OF SULFURIC ACID ACTIVELY LEAKING (DESCRIBED AS INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS NEC MANUFACTURER) | RIBNS |— Attleboro News (@Attleboro_MA) September 3, 2021