Fifty homes received a shelter in place order after a chemical spill on Bell Lanes in west Louisville on Saturday morning.
All lanes of Interstate 264 were blocked due to chemical spill at an Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) plant at 4010 Bells Lane as crews worked to mitigate the hazmat incident. Jason Meiman, fire chief of the Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department, said firefighters received the report of a chemical spill at 10:22 a.m.
The shelter in place was lifted around 5 p.m.
MSD uses the facility to treat overflow waste water. Harold Adams, MSD communications manager, said peracetic acid was the chemical that leaked. The chemical is used as a disinfectant, containing hydrogen peroxide, acidic acid and sulfuric acid. It puts off an odor that smells like vinegar, according to officials.
Louisville Metro Emergency Services issued a shelter in place order for areas along west of Cane Run Road from Algonquin Parkway to Camp Ground Road.
Meiman said it has been determined the product did not leave the site.
Crews used water to cool the chemical in an attempt to minimize the reaction.
Source: WDRB
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