Roanoke County homes evacuated

July 28, 2006 · Filed Under Roanoke Happenings 

A tractor trailer accident on Interstate 81 yesterday presented a huge problem for Roanoke County Fire and EMS professionals.  According to The Roanoke Times:

The tractor-trailer was carrying sodium hydrosulphite…a hazardous chemical that produces fumes when in contact with water.

Firefighters evacuated about 80 homes within a half-mile of the incident Thursday night before entering the burning trailer…

My parents were among those evacuated from their Hollins homes and spent the night with us!

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One Response to “Roanoke County homes evacuated”

  1. Marty Martin on August 5th, 2006 11:13 am

    Here’s a photo from FireFleitz–

    http://roanokefirefighters.blogspot.com/2006/07/tractor-trailer-fire.html

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