UPDATE: We’ve got more news on the spill at the Pilot gas station at Interstate 90 and Route 611.

As of 6:15 p.m., the truck driver who was overcome by the fumes from a spill at the Pilot  gas station was listed in stable condition at Avon Emergency Care.

The HAZMAT entry team has verified that it is the styrene resin compound that they feared, although they are not as concerned now about it exploding as they were earlier.

They found one drum inside the truck leaking and contained the spill, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was notified, and its representatives will be on hand in a few hours.

See Wednesday’s edition of The Chronicle for more information.

EARLIER DISPATCHES:

  UPDATE: We’ve gotten more information about the spill behind the Pilot gas station at Route 611 and Interstate 90.

Lorain fire Chief Tom Brown said the first call came in at 3:20 p.m. pertaining to the fact that two truck drivers who had semis parked behind Pilot were having problems. One of them grew woozy from the effects of the spilled liquid, and the second opened a rear door of the truck to see what was going on and overcome by the fumes. He was taken to Avon Emergency Care, and his condition was not known at this time.

Pilot has been closed. The BP next door and the McDonald’s restaurant across the street remain open, but for how long remains to be seen. There is an explosion risk at Pilot, but the wind right now is allowing the nearby businesses to stay open, Brown said.

A wind shift could change that, he said.

A little after 5 p.m., two HAZMAT officers were getting suited up to head over and verify the type of chemical involved.  Brown said it is believed that a truck was hauling 55-gallon drums of styrene resin, but it is not know whether one or more of the drums ruptured.

 

   EARLIER DISPATCHES:

    Fire officials have evacuated a 50-meter area behind the Pilot gas station at Route 611 and Interstate 90 late this afternoon after a unidentified substance – possibly styrene resin – was found spilled behind the station, according to Avon fire Chief Frank Root.

Hazardous material cleanup crews from fire departments around the county have been called in to help.

Check Wednesday’s edition of The Chronicle for more information.

 

 

 

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