Updated at 6:52 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007
No injuries from 150-gallon acid spill on Big Island
Advertiser Staff
Approximately 150 gallons of sulfuric acid solution spilled from a punctured plastic container at the Kona Trans Base Yard off of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway on the Big Island at 8:21 p.m. last night.Hawai'i County firefighters responded minutes later and secured the area by applying 1,700 pounds of soda ash to the acid.
A cleanup crew hired by the contractor was scheduled to arrive overnight.
No injuries were reported from the spill. The fire department said the puncture was accidental.
