Hazmat alert prompts evacuation near Lowe's Garden Center, Maryville IL


A hazardous materials alert was issued at the Lowe's parking lot in Maryville, Illinois. The Garden Center area was evacuated due to stored mixed paint and unknown chemicals at the back of the building. Traffic on Route 159 was blocked as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Collinsville, Maryville Police & Fire
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Transcript:
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This place goes through N-H. Show me at Lowe's parking lot.
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Copy, how it was.
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Copy on scene.
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PDU and Fonteen Bivisor is an alert on the building. There's hazmat storage at the rear of the building located in a storage cage containing mixed paint and unknown type of chemicals.
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It's on the west side of the building.
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10-4.
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1078. If you want to block that part off, I'll block the parking lot over here.
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They've evacuated the Garden Center area.
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104. Can you head down here to try to block oncoming traffic from 159?
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10-4.
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I want to run as well.
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Copy route.
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