News Briefs Multiple agencies respond to chemical leak on I-90
A hazardous material leaking from a tanker truck caused Interstate 90, Appleway west of Liberty Lake and part of the Centennial Trail to be closed Sept. 14.
The truck was stopped at the I-90 State Line Port of Entry facility around 1 p.m. where Spokane Valley Fire and the Spokane Fire Department's regional hazardous material team responded to the incident. It was determined that vapors from a liquid called anhydrous trimethylamine were leaking from a valve. The chemical is known to cause respiratory and cardiac problems.
Other agencies including the Liberty Lake Police Department provided support as the group set up a 350-food evacuation zone and instructed those living within a half-mile radius to shelter in place. Detours from I-90 remained in place until around 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Local fire quickly contained
Smoky conditions around Liberty Lake on Sept. 18 were due to a fire along Saltese Lake Road in Greenacres. Spokane Valley firefighters helped contain the fire that started late afternoon, and four aircraft also dumped water and retardant on the fire.
While a few homes were under voluntary evacuations, no homes were damaged in the blaze that burned between 10 and 15 acres.
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Liberty Lake resident and incumbent Spokane County Treasurer Rob Chase is among many vying for county or statewide office this fall. Ballots will be mailed mid-October and can be dropped off at ballot drop boxes located outside library locations throughout Spokane County.
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