City of Lubbock issued the following announcement on Oct. 7.
Today, October 7th, 2020, at approximately 8:00 am, Lubbock Fire Rescue was alerted to an herbicide materials spill in the 6000 block of 86th St. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the City of Lubbock Public Works along with LFR applied sand to the spill which extended along the roadway approximately 8 blocks. LFR is informing the public evacuations were not warranted and there is no further danger to the public.
This incident was caused by a citizen finding a chemical storage container with the intentions of cleaning it out and reusing it. Lubbock Fire Rescue would like to remind the public of the potential danger to people, animals, and the environment when using a chemical container outside of its intended use. Residue of toxic chemicals and the water runoff has the potential to cause harm. The Lubbock area has many farming and industrial style containers. If you find one, even if it is empty, please do not use this for personal or household use.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Lubbock
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