Huge chemical spill shuts roads near M1 at Wakefield as clean-up gets underway
Chemicals have spilt from a lorry in Wakefield[1] on Thursday morning prompting police to close a number of roads near the M1 motorway. Road closures have been put in place by West Yorkshire Police[2] and emergency services including West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue[3], the Environment Agency and local authority highways rushed to the scene in Stephenson Way this morning (November 23) in order to keep the area safe. The chemicals involved were deemed to not be hazardous to humans, police later confirmed.
There is a huge clean up in process and some of the roads remain shut. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police were contacted at 5.39am this morning regarding a spillage of chemicals from a lorry onto Stephenson Way in Wakefield. Local road closures were put in place and partner agencies attended to manage the clean-up.
“A partial road re-opening was put in place at 7.51am. The chemicals involved were deemed to not be hazardous to humans.”
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