BUCKEYE, Ariz. — A shelter in place order issued in response to a HAZMAT situation in Buckeye was lifted shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday, authorities said.
According to the Buckeye Police Department, officers were called out to Thatcher Company on Rainbow Road just before 4:30 p.m. Friday for a potential HAZMAT situation.
An employee had been filling a commercial vehicle with nitric acid when a spill occurred, sending a chemical plume into the air. Buckeye police then issued a shelter-in-place notification.
Officers learned that approximately 200 gallons of nitric acid had leaked into a retention basin designed for spills. The chemical came into contact with an unknown metal causing a gaseous reaction. Employees were able to shut down a pump to stop the leak.
No injuries or illnesses were reported.
According to the Thatcher website, they are a chemical manufacturer and distributor.
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