BUCKEYE, AZ — Buckeye police have lifted a shelter-in-place order due to a chemical leak at Thatcher Company of Arizona near Rainbow Road and Southern Avenue.
Officials say an employee was filling a commercial vehicle when a nitric acid spill occurred, sending a chemical plume into the air. Approximately 200 gallons of nitric acid had spilled.
The nitric acid came into contact with an unknown metal, causing a reaction, officials say. The chemical reaction has since stopped.
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A shelter-in-place was alerted due to air quality concerns in the immediate area, but officials have since lifted the advisory and residents can return home if they left the area.
No injuries or illnesses have been reported at this time.
ABC15 is working to get more information on this developing story.
