Fluoride Action Network

Tipped tanker with flouride chemicals closes Clearfield and Layton road

Source: Standard Examiner | September 20th, 2014 | By Ben Lockhart
Location: United States, Utah

… The vehicle was transporting the chemical hydrofluorosilicic to a large Clearfield water tank at the intersection of State Road 193 and University Park Boulevard around 11 a.m. when it tipped partially over on a steep embankment.

… Hill Air Force Base, the Weber State University-Davis campus and Clearfield High School were affected by the gridlock.

… Sixty nearby residents were advised to shelter in their homes and shut off their home ventilation systems during the four-hour ordeal.

Reporter Loretta Park contributed to this story.

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