Crews work to clean up Lime spill near E. Las Vegas Street
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Several crews responded to a hazmat situation in Southeast Colorado Springs, shutting down E. Las Vegas Street for hours.
According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, the incident happened in the area of 2255 E. Las Vegas St. around 3 p.m. The department's Hazardous Materials Station is on the scene investigating a white powder that spilled down the road.
At 2:50 p.m., the CSFD announced the substance was Lye and posed no danger to the public.
Update- #Hazmat14 determined that the white substance is Lye. No danger to the public, shipping company will be out soon to clean up. Unknown how long E. Las Vegas will be closed pic.twitter.com/2RHnZiyxMn
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) October 11, 2021
However, at 8:38 p.m., investigators determined the substance was Lime after speaking with the company involved with the spill.
Update- The chemical was actually lime, not lye after further discussion with the company
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) October 12, 2021
The Colorado Springs Police Department closed both directions of E. Las Vegas Street in the area. All traffic heading south on E. Las Vegas St. at the intersection of Jamitell was blocked off.
Just before 10 p.m., crews completed cleaning up the hazardous chemical spill and reopened E. Las Vegas Street.
This is a developing story.
