Residents Shelter in Place After Chemical Spill in Kansas

Residents of Atchinson County, Kansas, were told to shelter in place this morning after a chemical spill in the area forced evacuations and sent several individuals to the hospital. The spill, which happened shortly after 8 a.m. local time, covers a 4-block radius near Main Street, according to officials from the Atchinson County Emergency Management Agency. “At 8:02 this morning two chemicals were inadvertently mixed together at MGP,” said Trey Cocking, public information officer for the city of Atchinson.

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Residents Shelter in Place After Chemical Spill in Kansas