Truck leaks refrigerated liquid carbon dioxide on freeway


Audio|Source: Houston Police Department - All Districts
02:44
Transcript:
6135-9-9-49-45 dispatch hey ma'am there's an 18-winner on the freeway that uh just like some sort of chemicals coming out of it let me uh give you a number can you tell me that's corrosive or dangerous Let me ask you man, I don't know how to pull that up. That's pretty. That's clear. I'll... You turn the gold at your taller again. Press, sir. Blackard, it's 2187. It has some sort of exhaust and every time it drives it, a large... like white dust comes out and something on the floor hits and it evaporates. 2187 shows to be refrigerated liquid carbon dioxide, so harmless it. Okay, that's clear. Is it venting out of a tank? Yes, but it's not consistent, so it's like every time he takes off. Like a large cloud comes out from the back, like an exhaust almost, and then it stops. Yeah, a lot of those refrigerated tankers have a vent that does that. There should be a sticker somewhere close to the vent that says that venting is normal. Try to get a closer. No, it doesn't say that. It says carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid. And other than that, caution. 31 to 90. You got a point to the little splatters on the highway. People aren't trying to avoid it. Downtown, unless you have something else holding. Yes, because I got you. 4355305 days ma'am 59 south by the Dakin stadium is that going to be our part of the freeway
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Near Crawford St, Houston, TX 77002
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