GREEN TREE, Pa. --
A HazMat situation put a neighborhood on alert Tuesday night as crews worked to contain a combustible chemicle on Noblestown Road and Mansfield Avenue in Green Tree.
The railroad car reportedly began leaking the chemical called isobutane at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Isobutane is a liquefied petroleum gas which can be combustible when mixed with the air, emergency responders said.
The chemical is commonly used as a refrigerant in refrigerators, WTAE Channel 4 Action News reported.
GREEN TREE, Pa. --
A HazMat situation put a neighborhood on alert Tuesday night as crews worked to contain a combustible chemicle on Noblestown Road and Mansfield Avenue in Green Tree.
The railroad car reportedly began leaking the chemical called isobutane at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Isobutane is a liquefied petroleum gas which can be combustible when mixed with the air, emergency responders said.
The chemical is commonly used as a refrigerant in refrigerators, WTAE Channel 4 Action News reported.
Police said that it appears to be a minor leak and no evacuations have been issued.
A hazardous materials team and a tanker arrived at the scene to contain and offload the leak.
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