Cleanup ongoing at site of tanker explosion at Royal Chemical in Macedonia
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MACEDONIA, Ohio (WJW) — Crews continue to clean up after a sodium hydroxide explosion Wednesday at a chemical plant near Interstate 271.
At about 11:40 a.m., a tanker truck loaded with the highly caustic material exploded while parked outside Royal Chemical Company along South Freeway Drive, injuring three people, according to fire officials.
Explosion at Royal Chemical Company injures 3 in Macedonia
Two people suffered critical injuries. One person remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a Thursday update from the city. Their names have not been released.
The cause of the blast has yet to be determined.
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Macedonia firefighters arrived to find the tanker ripped in half, part of it flung inside the building, and debris strewn across the property and roof, according to the release.
A Summit County hazardous materials team contained the chemical spill.
Freeway Drive was closed for most of the day, reopening just before 8:30 p.m., according to the release.
The Cleveland-based EnviroServe is now heading up cleanup and recovery at the site, under a plan approved by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, according to the release. A drainage ditch on the building’s east side is expected to be cleaned and other vehicles parked nearby are expected to be decontaminated.
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