Zebulon hazmat incident leads to evacuations

The city of Zebulon said two businesses were evacuated on Tuesday due to a hazmat situation.
Posted 6/4/2024, 8:42:03 PM Updated 6/5/2024, 12:58:04 AM

BY THESE BUDGET MATTERS.

AARON THOMAS WRAL NEWS LIVE

IN CARY.

>> 2 BUILDINGS IN ZEBULON WERE

EVACUATED. MULTIPLE PEOPLE SENT

TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER 2

WORKERS, MOWING GRASS

DISCOVERED A MYSTERIOUS

SUBSTANCE IN A DITCH. THIS ALL

UNFOLDED ON INDUSTRIAL DRIVE.

THE WRAL BREAKING NEWS TRACKER

WAS ON THE SCENE FOR HOURS

ALONG WITH A LARGE EMERGENCY

RESPONSE. 71 POLICE AND FIRE AS

WELL AS RALEIGH FIRE HAS MAT

AND WATER WERE ALL THERE AFTER

HOURS OF INVESTIGATING CREWS

DON'T BELIEVE THE SUBSTANCE

IS HAZARDOUS.

>> MATERIAL THAT ORIGINALLY

WAS THOUGHT TO BE HAZARDOUS IS

LIKELY TO BE CLEANING CHEMICALS

THAT WERE PULLED DOWN IN THAT

DRAINAGE DITCH DOWN THERE.

AND RIGHT NOW I'M ALI HAS MET

IS GOING OUT TO THAT SITE IN

BOOMS, WHICH ARE THESE

ABSORBENT KNOTS WILL DO THAT

FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS TO

MAKE SURE THEY CAN ABSORB SOME

OF THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE

THERE.

>> THE 2 WORKERS WHO CAME

ACROSS THE SUBSTANCE WENT TO

THE HOSPITAL OUT OF AN

ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. WE'RE

STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT HOW

THEY'RE DOING. CLEANUP CREWS

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